quickening
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Even so, the yen has been under pressure from a combination of investor anxieties, including over fiscal policy, debt and quickening inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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
I scanned nearby tables for friends but was distracted by a woman quickening her pace toward the only available stool at the counter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
And they might increase the gradient and speed on the treadmill until you feel your heart beating faster and your breath quickening.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
There was absolutely no sound in the mine apart from his own rasping breath, the crunch of his footsteps, and the quickening thud of his heart.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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