propels

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Macy’s M -0.99%decrease; red down pointing triangle wrapped up the holiday season on a strong note, posting an unexpected rise in same-store sales in the fourth quarter as its Bloomingdale’s brand propels its turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Sensibility and natural eclecticism, rather than unchecked ambition, is what propels Joseph; he has an innate knack for assembling bands and ensembles, good taste and good timing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“Optimism propels Dow past the magic mark,” the South Florida Sun Sentinel wrote the next day.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

At its heart lies a supermassive black hole that draws in matter from nearby space and propels some of it outward in colossal plasma jets filled with radiation, heat, magnetic fields, and heavy particles.

From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025

With one push she swings the door open and propels us into the stirring city street.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi