rev

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This year, the Pentagon announced a multiyear framework to rev up advanced Patriot interceptor production to 2,000 a year by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The "Avatar" films "connect everywhere around the world," Gross said, adding that the 20th Century movie -- like its predecessors -- would likely rev up on "outstanding word-of-mouth."

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

There is, at all times, a prominent undercurrent of confidence that keeps “Caught Stealing” humming in neutral, ready to rev its engines and blast off again.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

If you have a chance to do so, you will rev up the machinery needed to build an atomic bomb as quickly as possible.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

We watched the news reporters run to their vehicles and rev their engines.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals