hastening
Example Sentences
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In the letter, Carr also warned that the FCC would be monitoring Disney’s affiliate-station negotiations and agreements; with this week’s early request, he appears to be hastening that scrutinizing process.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
Officials have indicated it would take some time before the economic impact of the war can be judged, and that hastening to make a call would be a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Label it whatever you wish, but the science is sound on this subject — and it is obvious that, by denying science, we’ve taken a pronounced step backward and are hastening our own demise.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026
Yet prices remain on track for their largest yearly loss since the pandemic, due in part to major oil producers hastening their plans to boost production.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025
He waved a hand, a feeble gesture of haste from a man no longer capable of hastening.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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