hasten

Example Sentences

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It will only hasten the very decline the movement fears.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

Fusion engineers will use this “digital twin” to run simulations, ultimately to hasten the goal of producing fusion energy at a commercial scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The German government just approved a list of measures to cut red tape that should hasten deployment.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

He called for more money to be put into research on brain tumours, to hasten research into alternative treatments for the condition.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

‘And yet, alas! here we must part. Well, I must eat a little, and then we also must hasten away. Come, Legolas and Gimli! I must speak with you as I eat.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien