stimulate
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Thai Union launched the $20 all-you-can-eat shrimp deal as a permanent menu item in 2023 to try to stimulate sales growth after a long slump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The state government, desperate to stimulate the economy and its moribund real-estate sector, began eroding the growth management plan that had restrained development.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
In the midst of the financial crisis, the Fed had lowered rates to zero, but it still wasn’t enough to stimulate the economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Starting in 2008, the Fed launched a series of emergency bond-buying programs, first to stabilize markets during the financial crisis, and later to stimulate the economy when cutting short-term rates to near zero wasn’t enough.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
From January on, she was wrapped in a wet sheet and rubbed vigorously for five minutes every morning, which was supposed to stimulate her nervous system and circulation.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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