Example Sentences

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"For many cosmic-ray events taken together, their energy distribution, arrival-direction pattern and statistically inferred composition provide important clues about where these particles come from and how they are accelerated."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

China’s export growth accelerated in May, with outbound shipments rising 19.4% from a year earlier, up from April’s 14.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

TSMC's shares have surged over the past year as demand for AI chips has accelerated, and Huang described a company under pressure to keep up.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“It is possible to have accessible, secure, reliable and verified elections, and also an accelerated vote count.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

His measurements indicated that he had accelerated ions to 80,000 volts by spiraling them around the vacuum chamber forty-one times, thereby delivering eighty-two resonant jolts.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik