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It’s so immediately distinctive: 0 to 60 in five seconds, instant energy, a handful of guitar notes before all of the instruments rev up.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The plan is to rev up the engine of locally designed products, including by paying homage to traditional Chinese design motifs—something that rivals like Adidas have done very successfully in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

But as the removal vans rev up again in Downing Street, Burnham's arrival gives Labour a "second chance to make a first impression", according to one minister.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

My favorite is when kids at red lights ask me to rev the engine like I’m F1 driver Lewis Hamilton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The engines rev and we begin moving faster.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Alternative producers should curtail supply to prevent a glut as the Gulf revs back up.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

And it is proper: a leather-stitched, handball-sized shift knob, ever shivering with engine revs, the short throws between gears landing in oiled, notchy slots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Styles’ submission to the beat on “Kiss All the Time” will be difficult to maintain as the pop-star machinery revs inevitably to life behind it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

But Watanabe did say that the reliability problems experienced meant Honda had not been able to run the power unit at maximum revs.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

Can’t joke it away Can’t even talk to each other except maybe in whispers, all hush-hush, and that just revs up the willies.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

Showing off one truck, Kuniskis pumped his fist and revved the engine before a crowd of enthusiasts and content creators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Alibaba on Wednesday saw its best single share-price gain in 10 months, as the broader Chinese tech sector revved higher after missing the rally propelling U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

The funds enjoyed popularity in 2023 and 2024, when high interest rates revved returns on the loans they make to below-investment-grade companies.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

She became the woman who, more than perhaps any one other person, made California’s air tolerable, if not technically healthy, and revved up the state’s climate and greenhouse gas policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

He was tugging at this ratty blue bathrobe, trying to cover his gut, but I was so revved up I just started rambling.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

But rather than dialing anything back, the big players are just revving their engines more and more.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

He posted a video of himself revving the engine of a brand new Ram pickup truck.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Fleshwater’s crystalline guitar leads and tidal currents of noise hit so much harder for the revving percussion, which moves with the dexterity of metal and hardcore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

"Don't stand too close to the fire," they warn on FYA, a deliciously dark serving of Jersey club music, full of revving synths and distorted beats.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

We don’t hear anything but birds chirping, the lap of the water against the shore and the revving of a boat I don’t see.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko