stoked

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Best Buy, meanwhile, stoked the uncertainty further when it announced in April that CEO Corie Barry would step down Oct.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Those fears were further stoked Tuesday by fresh Israeli evacuation orders for the entirety of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon’s second-largest city.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

That’s quite the achievement given the back and forth over Iran, the prospect of higher inflation stoked by rising oil prices and a surge in long-term bond yields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And at least for now, company earnings have stoked optimism that the bull market can continue.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Afterward, they went into the store and Mr. Newton stoked the woodstove—“Don’t know why. Won’t be anyone out on such a day,” he observed.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt