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hasten

[hey-suhn] / ˈheɪ sən /


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His mission: to use a free press to shine a spotlight on government abuses and hasten the end of communism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Polls suggest that about 54% of Ukrainians support some form of land compromise in order to hasten the end of the war, but only with security guarantees from Ukraine's international partners.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

“Is my father indeed come? How kind, how very kind! But where is he, why does he not hasten to me?”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley




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