quicken
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If the World Cup helps quicken the pace of moves to de-escalate, there could be a material impact on energy prices, supplies and the world economy.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The platform, called CX Enterprise, is designed to help companies boost sales, improve customer experience, and quicken time-intensive tasks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
However, exchange rates are a critical factor, and should yen weakness quicken during the January-March period, this timing could be brought forward, Citi adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The reopening has begun, and this should quicken the pace for a potential December rate cut, which is now seen as essentially a 50-50 tossup according to the FedWatch tool provided by CME.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025
Only then would her womb quicken once again... ... but Daenerys Targaryen had other children, tens of thousands who had hailed her as their mother when she broke their chains.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Game shipments are likely to rise around 10% next fiscal year, given user engagement typically quickens in the second year of a console cycle, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The shot is already marketed in the U.S. and requires two doses over one month, which quickens seroprotection compared to hepatitis B vaccines that are delivered in three doses over six months.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Is this the point where the pace quickens?
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
As the beat picks up, the dancer quickens their steps to a jog — but seemingly slips on stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
“Water quickens the rate of decom—decomp—decay. So we need to hurry up.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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PCE inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure, quickened to 3.5% in March, the highest in nearly three years.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Although his speech set a record for length, these moments quickened the pace of the evening and fit with the president's larger theme of American patriotism and accomplishment.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
About 35 minutes in, Lamphere’s vitals started spiking; her heart rate quickened, she grew hot, her pupils dilated, she began grinding her teeth.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
If you were already calm, your heart rate may have quickened with excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Their footsteps quickened as they left the rows of carpenters’ shops and entered the other street.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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Yen weakness is great for tourists and Japanese exporters, but painful for households facing quickening inflation on imported goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Those moves are instructive given the quickening inflation environment that has gripped markets since the U.S. war with Iran stoked global crude prices to the highest levels in four years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
I scanned nearby tables for friends but was distracted by a woman quickening her pace toward the only available stool at the counter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
And they might increase the gradient and speed on the treadmill until you feel your heart beating faster and your breath quickening.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
All at once, with an instinctive quickening of her senses, Kit knew that she was not alone, that someone was very close.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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