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accelerates

  • present tense form of accelerate (3rd person singular).

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That may suggest that credit investors are demanding more protection as debt issuance increases and capital spending accelerates, or that they are simply reassessing the credit risk associated with these increasingly capital-intensive business models.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

"Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is driven in part by persistent inflammation that limits tissue repair and accelerates joint degeneration," Roy adds.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

When it’s almost time for the plant to open, the spadix — a conic protrusion from inside the plant — emerges and accelerates in growth, climbing up to six inches per day.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Can the bank meet its targets under the same timeline in a scenario where energy prices stay high and inflation accelerates?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

For Saturn as for Jupiter, the magnetic field captures and accelerates the charged particles of the solar wind.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan