stimulate
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Exercise does more than stimulate muscles to grow stronger.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Fertility drugs that are used to stimulate egg production for retrieval and freezing are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In particular, vitamin D3 appeared to stimulate activity associated with type I interferon signaling, while vitamin D2 did not.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The company’s direct marketing capability gives it a way to reach prospective guests and stimulate bookings before relying on broad fare discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
When within sight of the Earth on each of its orbits, it would stimulate outpourings of superstitious fervor among the Earthlings.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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In his view, the Fed may be adjusting its policy rate up toward a level that neither stimulates nor restricts economic growth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Hydroxyurea, a drug that stimulates production of fetal hemoglobin, has been shown to reduce pain crises and other complications—but it isn’t a cure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Increasing PGE2 activity repeatedly stimulates EP2 receptors on tissue-resident macrophages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Take Lough Neagh – by scientists' estimation, approximately four decades' worth of phosphorus, the nutrient that stimulates growth, are stored in its sediment.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Knowing that it can be done stimulates you to try to do it yourself, but your eventual specific solution may or may not resemble that of the first inventor.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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At the same time, consuming fat before glucose stimulated an early increase in several hormones, including glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
That willingness resulted in excess demand that ultimately stimulated acute demand-pull inflation—that is, price increases caused by demand outpacing available goods and services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“That’s really what stimulated the conversation of the possibility.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The researchers gently stimulated the animals' vellus-like hairs using a small loop of thread to produce mechanical itch.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The excitement of the party, the provocation of the tableaux, “The Wreck of the Hesperus,” the consumption of far too many sweets—the children were, as they say nowadays, over- stimulated.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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The findings highlight an important distinction between simply stimulating muscle growth and maintaining the cellular systems that keep muscles healthy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
One of the most unexpected findings involved glucagon, a hormone generally known for raising blood sugar by stimulating the liver to release stored glucose.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The last step is contracting skin and stimulating collagen with BodyTite, a radio-frequency treatment in which a tiny probe is inserted into the arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"By working our jaw muscles we are stimulating blood flow to the brain."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
My increased knowledge led to enriched, stimulating, give-and-take engagement with art.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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