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hasten

[hey-suhn] / ˈheɪ sən /


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He believes it will take three to fours years before the vegetation recovers, adding: "It will be a long, long road and there is not a lot we can do hasten that recovery."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

A team of strategists at Deutsche Bank outlined 10 factors that, according to them, helped hasten the U.S.’s rise to a preeminent global power from a small country at the time of its founding.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

If the U.S. government gets early access to the most advanced models, this could hasten the trend.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

There are some signs that this latest fossil-fuel price shock could hasten that kind of destruction—most notably increases in EV sales in many markets as gasoline prices jumped.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

He could also see that the rodent farm would never be a reality, so he decided that he had better hasten things along before some clever fellow won the heiress.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Willow, pregnant and officially on maternity leave, hastens to assist him in sifting through suspects.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

Many, even most divorced men are not like this, he hastens to add.

From Salon Jul. 16, 2024

Though the initial responses in preclinical tumor models to the inhibitor were impressive, Olive hastens to point out that the tumors were not eliminated.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

Professor Francl hastens to say she doesn’t dump a shakerful in every cup.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2024

Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close: his glorious sun hastens to its setting.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

That sparked a national outcry and hastened the end of the lockout.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

Cummins was in danger of missing the series because of a back injury but hastened his rehabilitation to return in Adelaide.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

These efforts allegedly hastened the downfall of Terraform after some aggressive trading firms used that information to trade against the stablecoin and its sister token, Luna.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

The foxes hastened to do as they were told, glad to be out of the oppressive atmosphere of the sickroom.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The worsening security backdrop is hastening a Japanese defense buildup championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

“If I were an investigator, I would look for a pattern of trades in markets like Kalshi and Polymarket,” Levitt said, hastening to add that there is no evidence of that at the moment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

However, repealing the earnings test would likely lead to more people claiming Social Security early, hastening the system’s impending insolvency.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

In the letter, Carr also warned that the FCC would be monitoring Disney’s affiliate-station negotiations and agreements; with this week’s early request, he appears to be hastening that scrutinizing process.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2026

“The ants were adding nutrients to the mud and hastening the reestablishment of less ad hoc food chains,” he wrote.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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