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ramp

[ramp] / ræmp /


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“We expect a solid ramp into the fiscal year-end,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It means environmental authorities will ramp up monitoring of reservoir levels, river flows and water quality, as well as carry out extra checks on businesses withdrawing water from natural sources.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Asian stocks plunged Thursday as tech firms suffered another painful rout after forecast-topping US inflation data fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will have to ramp interest rates higher.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The season’s first Santa Ana wind event will begin Wednesday and ramp up Thursday, bringing significant fire risk to parched Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Autumn, Ama, and I descend the ramp and look around.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Australian company Ocius has been operating the Bluebottle fleet from a military base in Darwin in northern Australia, and opened an east coast factory in Sydney on Friday as it ramps up production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Young people took turns on the ramps outside Neighbors Skate Shop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

But as pressure ramps up on Farage in the latest crisis to rock Reform, he also told the BBC that "for the first time", he does not have his family's support to be in politics.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

According to CEO Elon Musk, the Cybercab is expected to eventually be sold for less than $30,000 as production ramps up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

In one nexus, five highways meet; I have to erase and redraw the ramps a few times.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Broadcasters have ramped up experiments with format, style and tone - Disney+ even had a dog on set during their coverage - but perhaps unsurprisingly, not every idea proves to be successful.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The district concurrently ramped up student support through the Black Student Achievement Plan and other efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The spike in crude prices has ramped up inflation worries and put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Along with its neighbours, Latvia and Lithuania, the country has ramped up defence investment and remains a staunch ally of Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The body ramped on a tree root and sailed into the air, arms and legs flailing like ribbons.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Rumblings are ramping up for a different kind of Charger turnover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Singer and ex-military man James Blunt, however, had other ideas, ramping up his campaign against Hesmondhalgh, whom he believed was a little too trustworthy to be true.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The move comes as analysts say crude exports from the Middle East have returned to around prewar levels, with the region’s major producers ramping up supplies through ship-to-ship transfers, alternative ports and pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Fundamental support for those stocks is broadening out, with manufacturing backlogs ramping up across machinery, fabricated metals and other categories, and manufacturing data showing a buildup in orders, strategists said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

He was ramping up and down in his cage, coughing, and blowing his nose, and spluttering with rage.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers


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