propelled
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Evergrande was once China's leading property developer, propelled by decades of rapid urbanisation and rising living standards across the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jackie and her mate, Shadow, were propelled to celebrity status through a livestream of their nest perched high up in a pine tree overlooking Big Bear Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
That object was later identified as part of China’s Long March 3C rocket, which propelled the Chang’e 5-T1 mission around the moon in 2014.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
And if so, just who, on a day when the vagaries of links golf on the blustery Lancashire coast propelled several players into realistic contention and just as quickly swept their aspirations aside.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Silver oars propelled the craft, each stroke keeping time to the music of flutes and harps.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
