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stoke

[stohk] / stoʊk /
VERB
fuel
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Today’s government report on U.S. crude and refined-product inventories could further stoke worries about energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The prospect of a new leader will stoke uncertainty over the economic direction of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Longtime critics of subways used the explosion to stoke community fears that tunneling would lead to exploding homes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

At a time when the Iran conflict is already disrupting shipping and causing a ripple of economic impacts, investors should not ignore the potential for Somali pirates to stoke the flames of global disruptions.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

One of the interrogators used a bellows to stoke the coals.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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