hasten
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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
To hasten production, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency was exploring innovations to improve sterile fly production efficiency, including offering $100 million in grants to private-sector partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
But broadly speaking, the combination regimen is preferred, as it can help hasten the process and curb uncomfortable side effects including cramping and bleeding.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Now and again a horseman would ride up, and leap from the saddle and hasten into the City.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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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
Mother hastens upstairs to help the busy little housewife, and I tidy up both the bathroom and myself at the same time.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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“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
Ravel’s death in 1937 was hastened by a rare form of dementia that robbed him of the ability to compose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
With his guards, he hastened to capture the artist.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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
Label it whatever you wish, but the science is sound on this subject — and it is obvious that, by denying science, we’ve taken a pronounced step backward and are hastening our own demise.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 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
The guard cranked the handle of a telephone, and under a minute later a fresh-faced young priest came hastening into the gatehouse, wiping his palms on his robe in case she wanted to shake hands.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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