hasten
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And it could hasten those calling for reform of Parliament's second chamber.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
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
It is I that must hasten away, and he that must remain.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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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
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
Professor Francl hastens to say she doesn’t dump a shakerful in every cup.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
“Gurgi hastens to obey, mighty lord. He will say no more, not even whisperings of what he saw. No, he will not disturb the sleepings of powerful heroes. See how he leaves, with tearful farewells.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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As explained above, the complaint here merely hastened the defendants’ first court appearance.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
“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
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
He seethed with self-recrimination as he hastened back as rapidly as he could stride along the splintered, irregularly-spaced railroad ties.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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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
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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