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They are expected to provide clarity and tamp down unwarranted panic, not stoke conspiracy theories.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

It’s also planning a full-day creator event in Brooklyn and hosting a hands-on crafting experience at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York to stoke media buzz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

If you fantasize about retiring abroad, stories of blissful expats will only stoke your desire.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The same is true for weak gross domestic product numbers or soft retail sales, which can stoke asset prices even as they signal difficult times ahead.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Every two hours he got up during the night to stoke the fire.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

“Geopolitical tension should drive safe-haven buying, but when it spikes oil, it stokes inflation, which pushes the Fed to tighten — and that’s gold’s kryptonite,” he said, referring to gold’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

A pattern emerges: The crowd suspects a problem, then Pangram validates the suspicion, stokes the mob, and sells the solution.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

The fight for new capital saps investment from other sectors, while meeting increasingly grandiose ambitions requires more computing power, which in turn demands more energy, which stokes energy price increases, and so on.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Stagflation—when economic growth stalls and inflation accelerates—is a growing concern in South Korea, as the fallout from the war stokes upside risks to prices and downside risks to growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

She stokes it with more hunks of turkey and whole candied yams.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

—Brent crude edged lower in early trading, though prices remained on track for weekly gains of more than 12% as threats to Red Sea shipping stoked fears of further supply disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Under former general manager Perry Minasian, college players would be stoked to be drafted by the Angels, who did not hesitate to promote top prospects to the major leagues after the briefest of minor-league stints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

“Interest rates picked up this week as the gradual breakdown of the ceasefire with Iran has stoked fears of further inflation and geopolitical instability,” Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

It also further stoked an inner fire which Fery says he inherits from his parents and often displays in his matches.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Long after Cole returned to the cabin and stoked the barrel stove, he kept thinking about Peter.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

Persistent risks to regional shipping could push oil well above $100 a barrel, analysts say, stoking inflation and straining an already fragile global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Another surge in oil prices is stoking inflation concerns and helping force benchmark borrowing costs to multi-month highs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May on Thursday after several days of increases, stoking fears of higher inflation and a lower likelihood of interest rate cuts.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead of stoking another angry American summer, the Cup gave this nation a badly-needed civic boost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

After three years of pumping the bellows and stoking the furnace, I said to the master, “When do I learn to blow glass?”

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz