stimulates

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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

Fed governor Michael Barr has said that stronger productivity growth could push the neutral rate of interest—the theoretical rate that neither stimulates nor restricts growth—higher, not lower.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

This ultimately stimulates the release of more glutamate, which helps send excitatory signals between brain cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

During dry years, no wildflowers appear above ground, but the seeds remain dormant until rain stimulates germination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Knowing that it can be done stimulates you to try to do it yourself, but your eventual specific solution may or may not resemble that of the first inventor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond