quickening

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Different in that investors are now left to navigate a more complicated backdrop of elevated energy and commodity prices, quickening inflation readings, and a slowing domestic economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

"My pulse was quickening as I was unwrapping the bubble," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I scanned nearby tables for friends but was distracted by a woman quickening her pace toward the only available stool at the counter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

As the artificial-intelligence race intensifies, the speed with which the world’s biggest chip companies roll out each successive generation of computing products is quickening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

I turned my head forward at once, quickening my pace.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer