hasten
Example Sentences
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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
The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
With lunch approaching in Sydney and Australia attempting to burgle some overs to hasten the second new ball, the hosts asked Marnus Labuschagne to bowl some of his very occasional medium-pace.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
By denying the very possibility of such practices, these researchers say, environmentalists may hasten, rather than halt, the demise of the forest.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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