propelled

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They propelled stocks on the way up, but now will work in the opposite direction on the way down.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

One of them stands head and shoulders above all others - the 4-2 victory over Denmark in November that propelled Scotland into their first World Cup in 28 years.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A sharp drop in oil prices propelled stocks to fresh records, buoyed by investor optimism over a possible peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Markets have been surging to new highs this year, propelled by a boom in artificial intelligence tech shares, which some analysts have cautioned is a bubble waiting to burst.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

They propelled me millimeter by millimeter across the sheets.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides