hasten
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That transition is still a long way off, but war, as unwelcome and unnerving as it is, may actually hasten its arrival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
A team of strategists at Deutsche Bank outlined 10 factors that, according to them, helped hasten the U.S.’s rise to a preeminent global power from a small country at the time of its founding.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
Lestat is slightly bored with existing yet curious to see whether his music, primarily plied on the Internet, can reach enough undead followers to hasten the vampire apocalypse known as The Great Conversion.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
But, while Fernandes and Lewis-Skelly are different types of midfielders, the latter's emergence may hasten a change in approach.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Dying bravos oft found their way to the House of Black and White, to hasten their ends, but this man had no wounds that she could find.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Willow, pregnant and officially on maternity leave, hastens to assist him in sifting through suspects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
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
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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
That sparked a national outcry and hastened the end of the lockout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 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
Mr Yang hastened to add, however, that he disapproves of the ban on dog meat farming.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Lyra was afraid he’d fire his rifle by mistake, but as soon as he’d spoken he hastened inside his house and shut the door.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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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
Officials have indicated it would take some time before the economic impact of the war can be judged, and that hastening to make a call would be a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
Others hastening back had reported that the road was held in force against them.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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