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“Market’s attention has already shifted to the future pace of rate hikes, which is likely to help stoke investor concerns about an acceleration of tightening,” the strategists add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Reading gave him a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that followed him into early adulthood — a penchant he would like to stoke in his fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Plenty of internet pundits, however, have kept their eye on this and continued to deliberately stoke the anger themselves.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

They are expected to provide clarity and tamp down unwarranted panic, not stoke conspiracy theories.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

He didn’t mind if he had to stoke the fire for the next month.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

“Geopolitical tension should drive safe-haven buying, but when it spikes oil, it stokes inflation, which pushes the Fed to tighten — and that’s gold’s kryptonite,” he said, referring to gold’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates this week for the first time in two and a half years as the Iran war energy shock stokes inflation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

And that’s important because, the author tells us, for our naturally “phantasmagoric” minds, the meandering state feeds our imaginations and stokes creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

A pattern emerges: The crowd suspects a problem, then Pangram validates the suspicion, stokes the mob, and sells the solution.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

She stokes it with more hunks of turkey and whole candied yams.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Polls suggest Ossoff will easily win his Senate race this fall, which has stoked speculation that he may run for president in 2028.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

In recent months, Ossoff’s skill on the stump has stoked speculation about his aspirations for 2028.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

That has stoked inflation expectations and sent US government debt costs soaring.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bond yields are at 19-year highs, and investors are blaming the rout on everything from the continuing U.S.-Iran conflict, which has stoked inflation worries, to the deluge of tech-company bonds vying for debt funds’ cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Under the ovens, the fires are stoked with sawdust.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

This initiative, along with other financing strategies, has raised concerns that Nvidia is artificially stoking demand for its own products.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Flock CEO Garrett Langley has accused some opponents of being "terrorists," stoking the fire.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Another surge in oil prices is stoking inflation concerns and helping force benchmark borrowing costs to multi-month highs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May on Thursday after several days of increases, stoking fears of higher inflation and a lower likelihood of interest rate cuts.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Joon, stoking the fire in the cookstove, looked over her shoulder and said, “What? No. Isn’t she in your cabin?”

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder