accelerate
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Ueda’s absence is unlikely to significantly change the bank’s rate decision, as policymakers, including the governor himself, have voiced growing concerns that higher oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict will accelerate underlying inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“This should really accelerate the production of new housing in Los Angeles and beyond.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
As more GRK2 accumulates and forms aggregates, the disease process continues to accelerate.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
While Kim Jong Il visited China repeatedly and relied on Beijing's backing, his son moved quickly to accelerate North Korea's nuclear programme.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
That meant “a very serious difficulty will arise when the attempt is made to accelerate ions ... to higher energies than obtained thus far.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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