rev
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It will take time for the climate pattern to rev up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
I’d wager that most people seldom sit by themselves and ponder what makes them tick, what causes their engines to rev, or why they like that one specific thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
But the signals so far suggest an IRS that’s scaling back high-end enforcement just as it was starting to rev it up.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Hollywood may simply be sitting out Cannes in 2026, only to rev back into action next year.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
I hear Dad rev the car a few times and then open the front door.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Alternative producers should curtail supply to prevent a glut as the Gulf revs back up.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“We now model May-qtr revs above the high-end of guidance, with bias to the upside on continued pricing tailwinds,” Weathers wrote.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Styles’ submission to the beat on “Kiss All the Time” will be difficult to maintain as the pop-star machinery revs inevitably to life behind it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Getting around the inevitable low-speed turbo lag required keeping the revs up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Berrycloth revs the engine and chugs toward town.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Alibaba on Wednesday saw its best single share-price gain in 10 months, as the broader Chinese tech sector revved higher after missing the rally propelling U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The funds enjoyed popularity in 2023 and 2024, when high interest rates revved returns on the loans they make to below-investment-grade companies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Occasionally, its operators revved its engine until the tires burned out, which sent gouts of flame and plumes of foul white smoke into the scorching air to block our view of the Washington Monument.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
They revved their engines, doing doughnuts in the square and racing short distances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He screeched the car back into the fast lane and revved it forward.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
"You can do this" is the Daily Mirror's pep-talk headline, embedding a photo of captain Harry Kane and star goal scorer Jude Bellingham, head to head, energetically revving each other up.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Private racetracks are revving their engines around the world, popping everywhere from the Mojave Desert to Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Fleshwater’s crystalline guitar leads and tidal currents of noise hit so much harder for the revving percussion, which moves with the dexterity of metal and hardcore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
SpaceX isn’t the only AI play revving up for an IPO.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
We rode a long time in the glow of it, everything silent except for the crickets and the frogs who were revving up for twilight.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
