ramp
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The vehicle has been a success in Europe, with more than 50,000 orders, but Volvo Cars is struggling to ramp up production as quickly as planned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
That’s going to ramp up the pressure on an improving Drake Maye in a place that’s rocking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
At the Texas event, Tesla set up a gigantic C-shaped ramp, and the Roadster ascended to the top of the curve.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
"I look at it as an exit ramp," she adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
We continue up the ramp until we are standing in the hold of the ship.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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While some third-quarter results trickled in last week, 79 companies in the S&P 500 are due to report in the week ahead as the pace ramps up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026
Australian company Ocius has been operating the Bluebottle fleet from a military base in Darwin in northern Australia, and opened an east coast factory in Sydney on Friday as it ramps up production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Young people took turns on the ramps outside Neighbors Skate Shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The logistics company says it expects roughly $25 million in incremental driver-related costs this quarter, as it ramps up hiring, implements sign-on bonuses and institutes pay raises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
In one nexus, five highways meet; I have to erase and redraw the ramps a few times.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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Chinese smelters have ramped up aluminum output over the past few months despite rising energy costs, buoyed by strong margins and cheaper raw-material costs as new refining capacity comes online, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Tesla reported lower third-quarter profits Wednesday as near-trillionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker ramped up huge investments in artificial intelligence and other envelope-pushing technologies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Lin’s appointment was controversial in Hollywood following the departure of film chief Scott Stuber, who ramped up its movie production and released big budget films like including 2022‘s “The Gray Man” starring Ryan Gosling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Broadcasters have ramped up experiments with format, style and tone - Disney+ even had a dog on set during their coverage - but perhaps unsurprisingly, not every idea proves to be successful.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The body ramped on a tree root and sailed into the air, arms and legs flailing like ribbons.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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While slowing development could ding short-term gains, Willette, president of Service Employees International Union 521, argued that ramping up oversight to address Americans’ concerns could yield more sustainable returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Singer and ex-military man James Blunt, however, had other ideas, ramping up his campaign against Hesmondhalgh, whom he believed was a little too trustworthy to be true.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Fundamental support for those stocks is broadening out, with manufacturing backlogs ramping up across machinery, fabricated metals and other categories, and manufacturing data showing a buildup in orders, strategists said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo said previously it would be "challenging" for all the F-16Vs to be delivered this year, despite Lockheed Martin ramping up production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
‘The shrine is ramping up our emotions,’ she said.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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