stoke
Example Sentences
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Longer-lasting fallout might affect demand for travel into the region, with the three biggest Gulf carriers potentially needing to lower prices to stoke bookings.
Investors reacted to the third day of the Iran conflict by dumping U.S. government bonds as oil prices spiked and Middle East hostilities stoked fears of an inflation resurgence.
From MarketWatch
That reality has stoked a massive surge in the Cboe Group’s VIX index, Wall Street’s benchmark volatility gauge, heading into the first day of trading for March.
From Barron's
Supermarkets operate with razor-thin profit margins, stoking fierce competition to win as many customers as possible.
A surge in energy costs could stoke inflation, threatening the global economy and prompting central banks to halt interest-rate cuts.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
