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quicken

[kwik-uhn] / ˈkwɪk ən /


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Healthcare can use AI to cut costs and quicken innovation, says Shivani Vohra, a portfolio manager at San Francisco–based Parnassus Investments, which manages $45 billion.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

The Chinese automotive parts manufacturer’s overseas revenue is set to quicken with fresh wins at Volkswagen, Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, and Renault.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

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

It could also quicken the pace of Bruins basketball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2025

We heard news — which word could not but quicken the blood—of common men rising in the thousands to empty the rural law courts of corruption and expel the un-elected favorites of government.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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

My breath quickens as my feet take me closer and closer to Ro Leap.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

India stood out as well, as new order growth quickened despite a slower rise in exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 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

The headline reading showed price pressures quickened by 3% from last year, just inside Wall Street’s 3.1% forecast, with the September increase pegged at 0.2%.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

If Gebu were home, waiting for him, growing more and more angry at having to wait...Ranofer’s steps quickened in spite of his tired and aching body.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

Different in that investors are now left to navigate a more complicated backdrop of elevated energy and commodity prices, quickening inflation readings, and a slowing domestic economy.

From Barron's Apr. 15, 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

Smoke strains her lungs, deepening, quickening her gasps.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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