ramp
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To ramp up that part of what humans do just seems like the worst possible thing you could do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
A soft reading could temper hike worries but an outsized figure would likely ramp up bets on an increase in borrowing costs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
What Nvidia says about its product ramp with the upcoming Rubin platform will be a focus area for investors, Matt Stucky, chief portfolio manager of equities at Northwestern Mutual, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
The longtime allies and economic partners, who have enjoyed free trade for decades, are now in an escalating trade war with no clear off ramp.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
I turn back toward the shuttle where Len stands on the end of the ramp.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
You’ll have to ask the drummers — they set the tempo, and they get excited and it kind of ramps up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
For the moment, clear exit ramps are scarce.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
As Europe ramps up its rearmament drive, US aerospace giant Boeing is seeking a foothold in the emerging market for autonomous fighter aircraft, showcasing its capabilities at the Farnborough airshow this week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The move ramps up a conflict between warring factions in Silicon Valley over how to regulate the transformative technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The performers stretch grumpily and gather in groups to talk and smoke as the workmen drop ramps and unload stock.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Those talks ramped up last month, after the U.S. declined to renew the USMCA, a trade deal that includes the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Cruz started spending six figures a week on advertising in late July 2024, according to AdImpact data, and ramped up to a weekly seven-figure spend by late September.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The option it used to defer payments became a popular sweetener in the private-credit industry as competition to win deals ramped up, with borrowers deploying it often being considered up-to-date on their loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The pedestrianisation debate has long pre-dated the Fleadh, but calls for it to be introduced, potentially permanently, have ramped up in the last week.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then the road widened again and the oxen ramped up their speed, seemingly unconcerned about the damage to their carts.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Naturally, nothing is ever quite so easy — not that ramping up the case into something so significant was in the first place.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The U.S. military is ramping up its presence in the former colony with increasingly sophisticated drills, missile deployments and new infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, its Mozaic 4+ is ramping with the world’s two largest cloud service providers, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
German automakers are ramping up cost-cutting measures in response to a sluggish European market, overcapacity in the EV sector, and the rising strength of Chinese rivals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 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
