quickening
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The Los Angeles River was still pretty much what it had been for eons: a wandering river of the West, often nothing more than damp wetlands in summer, but quickening into rushwaters in winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Some advanced economies’ growth prospects look subdued anyway, amplifying investor unease about lending to governments when inflation is quickening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Different in that investors are now left to navigate a more complicated backdrop of elevated energy and commodity prices, quickening inflation readings, and a slowing domestic economy.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
"My pulse was quickening as I was unwrapping the bubble," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Smoke strains her lungs, deepening, quickening her gasps.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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