stoked

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Trading in French technology group 2CRSi has been suspended on the Paris stocks exchange “until further notice,” after a short-seller report stoked panic among investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Meanwhile debate around Europe's tech sovereignty was stoked on the eve of the event by French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The British number one had finally succumbed to Croatia's Donna Vekic in a slow-burning Queen's final, unable to save a fifth Championship point and continue a match which she had admirably stoked into a scrap.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Activity has in part been stoked by the run of record highs for Toronto stock indexes and a recovery in investor and business confidence, despite lingering concerns about trade between Canada and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The Seattle people passed into memory and winter savings accounts; stoves were stoked, fires banked, books taken down, quilts mended.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson