rev

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To support its policy objectives, China set a fiscal deficit target of around 4% of GDP, in line with last year’s record deficit target, giving policymakers ample room to rev up government spending if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"When our backs are against the wall or we're going well, the crowd here really does rev you up and it helps because you are blowing," said Heyes.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

There is, at all times, a prominent undercurrent of confidence that keeps “Caught Stealing” humming in neutral, ready to rev its engines and blast off again.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

He’d stare, or rev his car engine, or drive down his parallel driveway and watch us up close till we were picked up for school.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

I hear Dad rev the car a few times and then open the front door.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King