catalyze

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The government said the volume corresponds to less than 3% of new car sales currently in Canada, and it expects the deal to catalyze considerable new Chinese joint-venture investment in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Beijing’s “AI Plus” blueprint mandates a nationwide integration of AI to catalyze “new quality productive forces,” targeting a 70% penetration rate across priority sectors by 2027.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

CES, short for the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual tech get-together in Las Vegas, appeared to catalyze those moves as it spotlighted AI-trained self-driving cars.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

These properties are critical in determining how effectively a material can catalyze chemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

One reason why technology tends to catalyze itself is that advances depend upon previous mastery of simpler problems.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond