Example Sentences

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The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates this month to mitigate the burden of rising costs as policymakers grow more worried that the fallout from the conflict will accelerate underlying inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That revived some worries about how fast AI demand will accelerate.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The substitution of workers “in favor of machines will accelerate as we go forward into AI.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

PayPal will accelerate its adoption of artificial intelligence to cut costs after reporting lower profit in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

This states that the body will accelerate, or change its speed, at a rate that is proportional to the force.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking