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At 2.5%, the central bank’s policy rate remains below the midpoint for neutral—the level at which interest rates neither contract nor stimulate economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Instead, Robins said, the developers actively supported the Opportunity Zone designation to stimulate outside investment, relying on the federal tax break to improve the periphery of their neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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

Exercise does more than stimulate muscles to grow stronger.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Seasonal changes of day length, temperature, and rainfall constitute signals that stimulate seeds to germinate, seedlings to grow, and mature plants to develop flowers, seeds, and fruit.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

Reynoso said the betting "stimulates many senses" for the animals on top of providing entertainment for an audience giddy with excitement ahead of the world's biggest football bonanza.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Most forests remain nitrogen limited enough that additional nitrogen still stimulates biological activity.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

This substance evidently stimulates the normal wording behavior in the hive.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Critics say the program subsidizes wealthy investors, while supporters like developer Craig Robins say it has stimulated outside investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The drug stimulated the release of two beneficial signaling proteins, HSP70 and midkine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 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

According to the consultant, Mrs. Grace V. Mirman, the challenge for the parents of someone "highly gifted" was to find ways to keep the child engaged and stimulated.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Their goal was to find substances capable of stimulating neuronal activity, an early indication that a peptide might influence important brain processes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

It’s also a fitting reminder that whereas horror films once appealed primarily to the imagination, they are now largely rendered in visceral terms—causing scares, to be sure, but without stimulating the mind much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

Galderma owns popular aesthetic products including Sculptra, an injectable aimed at stimulating collagen production, and Restylane, which is an injectable dermal filler.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But the truth was that Oppenheimer had no desire to return to Harvard, which as a student he had found intellectually stimulating but socially isolating.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik