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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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Climate Action Secretary Gillian Martin said that the government had to accelerate progress.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“This should really accelerate the production of new housing in Los Angeles and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

As more GRK2 accumulates and forms aggregates, the disease process continues to accelerate.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The gene entrances English and American reformers, who hope to manipulate human genetics to accelerate human evolution and emancipation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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