hasten
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I hasten to add that it is not necessarily a criticism of these ETFs that they have lagged the broad market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
If that’s true, may Workman’s sweet, intoxicating humor hasten its arrival.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
And it could hasten those calling for reform of Parliament's second chamber.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are some signs that this latest fossil-fuel price shock could hasten that kind of destruction—most notably increases in EV sales in many markets as gasoline prices jumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
He wanted to hasten an alliance with France.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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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
After the service, I put myself in the path of Father Alphonse as he hastens from the chapel.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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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
She had also had a cryptococcus infection - which is often linked to pigeon droppings - which her family believe hastened her decline and may have limited her treatment options.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
These actions undermined the slaveholders’ power, destabilized systems of slavery and, in some cases, hastened the enactment of emancipatory laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
At last they came to Rath Dínen and hastened towards the House of the Stewards, looming in the twilight under its great dome.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The worsening security backdrop is hastening a Japanese defense buildup championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
However, repealing the earnings test would likely lead to more people claiming Social Security early, hastening the system’s impending insolvency.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 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
As developments in the Middle East remained in focus over the weekend, President Donald Trump quietly signed a directive hastening the review of certain psychedelic drugs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
But Scylla turned from him and hastening inland was lost to his sight.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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