stimulate
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The steep tariff—imposed in the name of national defense—is intended to stimulate U.S. production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Voda also offers one of the banya’s most distinctive traditional treatments: venik, in which bundles of leafy branches gently stimulate the body in the sauna.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
At present, the key rate is judged to neither restrain nor stimulate activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
This combination improved the treatment's ability to stimulate a broader antitumor response.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
At that time, however, it was considered a way to revive and stimulate a patient.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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As growth hormone gradually builds up during sleep, it stimulates neurons in the locus coeruleus, increasing their activity and helping promote the transition toward waking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 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
Sculptra is particularly interesting for this theme because it stimulates collagen production, rather than simply filling wrinkles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Many contain large amounts of caffeine, which stimulates the central nervous system and makes you feel more awake.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
This substance evidently stimulates the normal wording behavior in the hive.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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Researchers established those ages using optically stimulated luminescence and carbon dating via accelerator mass spectrometry.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Tests in animal models showed that BifidoSumIL-2 preferentially gathered inside tumors, stimulated immune activity, and slowed the growth of pancreatic cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 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
One of the main commodities returned on those voyages of centuries ago were travelers’ tales,* stories of alien lands and ex otic creatures that evoked our sense of wonder and stimulated future exploration.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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The findings suggest that stimulating nerves in the ear could eventually help certain people whose blood pressure remains elevated despite taking medication.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Lidegaard plans to unveil a more ambitious strategy for stimulating defense production in coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
"By working our jaw muscles we are stimulating blood flow to the brain."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The researchers found that stimulating the receptor with AP503 increased bone strength not only in healthy mice, but also in mice with osteoporosis-like bone loss.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Crazy, isn’t it? But just think—you’re stimulating the economy by giving all these people jobs.”
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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