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stoke

[stohk] / stoʊk /
VERB
fuel
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Responding, Sir Keir accused Farage of disregarding pleas from Nowak's family that his death should not be used to stoke division in society.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

To stoke growth amid the spin of its diabetes business, the company has focused on smaller, targeted deals.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Today’s government report on U.S. crude and refined-product inventories could further stoke worries about energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

That sentence alone is enough to stoke the concerns of investors worried that the tech and artificial intelligence trade has captured markets in a potentially damaging upswing—and lay the groundwork for a summertime pullback.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But the fair did more than simply stoke pride.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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