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hasten

[hay-suhn] / ˈheɪ sən /


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If that’s true, may Workman’s sweet, intoxicating humor hasten its arrival.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

That doesn’t mean the market won’t crash, I hasten to add.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

JGB prices are also likely being weighed on by rising crude oil prices, which may fuel domestic inflation worries and hasten rate increases by the Bank of Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

If the U.S. government gets early access to the most advanced models, this could hasten the trend.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

It was rumored that he was as skilled now as the Rehabilitation Directors themselves, and that he had even developed some machines and methods to hasten rehabilitation.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

Her confidante immediately hastens off to write “The Tears of the Comet,” an allegorical tale that decorously recasts certain incidents from his stay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

But the perks – which include brushing shoulders with some of the globe's most-decorated musicians and easy access to the most sought-after tickets in town - aren't to be scoffed at, he hastens to add.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025

Many, even most divorced men are not like this, he hastens to add.

From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2024

Though the initial responses in preclinical tumor models to the inhibitor were impressive, Olive hastens to point out that the tumors were not eliminated.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024

Spraying frequently destroys this protective vegetation and creates open, barren areas which the ragweed hastens to fill.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“Just trying to stay present, stay in the moment,” Balogun hastened to add.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Although the 73-year-old was terminally ill, her family believe it hastened her decline.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

These efforts allegedly hastened the downfall of Terraform after some aggressive trading firms used that information to trade against the stablecoin and its sister token, Luna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

While I was thus engaged, Ernest entered: he had heard me arrive, and hastened to welcome me: “Welcome, my dearest Victor,” said he.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

The worsening security backdrop is hastening a Japanese defense buildup championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

In the letter, Carr also warned that the FCC would be monitoring Disney’s affiliate-station negotiations and agreements; with this week’s early request, he appears to be hastening that scrutinizing process.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

Yet prices remain on track for their largest yearly loss since the pandemic, due in part to major oil producers hastening their plans to boost production.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025

Local residents had complained that exploration work had contaminated the water supply, threatened tourism and risked hastening the melting of glaciers, Kyrgyz media reported earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

Tonight they did not intend to go far down, but were hastening to find a side-passage that led back to their watch-tower on the cliff.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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