stimulate
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Warsh has been a longstanding critic of purchasing assets to stimulate economic activity, known as quantitative easing, when interest rates are pinned near zero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings,” Miyazaki once said, “that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Generally, controversy tends to stimulate fan curiosity, I would not be surprised if this leads to all-time viewing,” super-agent Leigh Steinberg, who represents NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes, among other star athletes, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The U.K. launched the Quantum Growth Alliance to stimulate commercial demand, following a $2.5 billion pledge for quantum tech.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
He suggested that I try taking Clomid, a drug meant to stimulate egg production, for a couple of months.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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It is used to end pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation in combination with the drug misoprostol, which stimulates contractions and softens the cervix, allowing tissue to expel.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Also known as Ziihera, Zanidatamab is an antibody treatment for patients with a higher-than-normal level of a protein called HER2, which stimulates tumours to grow.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
These sell for hundreds of pounds, if not thousands, with manufacturers claiming that use of red light stimulates collagen production and reduces fine lines.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
When adults were treated with thyroid hormone, which stimulates liver cell growth, their cells began accumulating mutations at rates similar to those seen in juveniles.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
They seemed to forget that the increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.'
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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This receptor was designed to activate G proteins directly inside mitochondria, which in turn stimulated mitochondrial activity.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
This “Animal Farm” is ignorant of the fact that kids need to be stimulated by more than scatalogical humor to actually influence their perspectives, rather than cater to their existing tastes and knowledge.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Consumption would be stimulated and investors would have a reason to sell bonds and plow more funds into equities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
When these areas were stimulated at the same time, the participants gave away more money.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Because all the free usage stimulated a massive growth in the network, which was valuable to all the paying customers.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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They used advanced imaging to monitor how bipolar cells released and responded to neurotransmitters, while also stimulating individual cells and recording the responses of neighboring cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
On the other hand, variety can be stimulating.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
With FAPD, the goal of treatment is decreasing the inflammation that causes irreversible scarring and, if possible, stimulating hair growth in follicles that haven’t been completely damaged.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
The sword-play, the swift glance, the stimulating smile.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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