propelled

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Flock’s ability to identify vehicles without a plate propelled its growth, Weinstein said, because police value searching for other details eyewitnesses typically recall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The overseas vote largely favored Fujimori, who was propelled by massive support from voters in the United States and Japan.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

It raises the prospect that he could then be propelled into Downing Street as early as mid-July, less than month after taking up his seat in Parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

That’s what propelled his career and legacy beyond most record executives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

The leader moved ahead a little, trunk raised, and they could see how he propelled himself with powerful backward strokes of his lateral limbs.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman