stoke

It was surrounded by fans and the Fox crew kept trying to stoke the rivalry, while the Kansas and ASU bands battled it out on Wembley Way and on the pitch before kick-off.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Another strong print could stoke expectations that the Bank of Korea will turn more hawkish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It’s the gift that keeps on giving: They stoke the flames, and the flames reward them back.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Reading gave him a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that followed him into early adulthood — a penchant he would like to stoke in his fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

He didn’t mind if he had to stoke the fire for the next month.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

High debt levels can tamp down the value of bonds because it increases their supply and stokes worry about rising inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

I was typically the person who might ask a question that stokes conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates this week for the first time in two and a half years as the Iran war energy shock stokes inflation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

A pattern emerges: The crowd suspects a problem, then Pangram validates the suspicion, stokes the mob, and sells the solution.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

“Whoever stokes the fire during the night gets an extra pancake in the morning,” he said.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

JPMorgan’s enthusiasm was stoked by Muse, which it says has the potential to become “the most widely used consumer AI application since ChatGPT.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

If crude’s declines hold, that could ease the inflation fears that have sent bond yields up and stoked rate-hike expectations, weighing on the precious metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Asian stocks tumbled Friday as oil prices extended gains and bond yields held at multi-year highs as the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns and a forecast-topping US inflation report ramped up rate hike bets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

But the Fife town is in the grips of an affordable housing crisis, where property prices are being stoked by the influence of wealthy buyers from outwith Scotland.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

She adjusted the ash pan, stoked the fire, and closed the lid.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Beshear’s newly published book, which is de rigueur for potential candidates seeking to raise their political profile and lay out a vision, is also stoking talk of 2028.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Global fund managers are being haunted by a new worry — the possibility that bond yields could shoot higher in a “disorderly” manner, stoking volatility that potentially spills over into stocks and the broader economy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Even with its new superpowers, this Siri isn’t the type of cutting-edge AI that’s stoking the concerns, but you can still opt out in Settings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He allegedly has close ties with Myanmar's ultranationalist monk Wirathu, who is accused of stoking religious tensions there.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

On November 27, very early in the day, probably while I was stoking our woodstove for breakfast, Lumumba escaped.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver