stoked

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Postal Service stoked the early airline business by hiring planes to ship mail; the Pentagon’s demand for rockets, satellites, fighter jets and more has boosted military and aerospace contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The fog of war has stoked a massive surge in the market’s so-called “fear gauge,” the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, over the past two months, taking it to levels normally associated with extreme volatility.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"We were all just super stoked to be working with Saoirse as each one of us admires her and her work," Coles said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It was the first increase in 10 years, stoked in part by optimism about a new revolution in technology.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Percy threw Fred an extremely nasty look and stoked the fire vigorously to bring the kettle back to the boil.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling