hasten

Example Sentences

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The administrator winding down Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs has sued Jane Street, alleging that the high-speed trading giant engaged in insider trading to profit unlawfully from and ultimately hasten the crypto empire’s collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It will only hasten the very decline the movement fears.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

The German government just approved a list of measures to cut red tape that should hasten deployment.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

She warns that it could also hasten the shift towards a cashless society.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Instead, they would pause briefly to murmur a few words to each other and then hasten onward.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau