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stoke

[stohk] / stoʊk /
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fuel
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Both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Badenoch have called for politicians not to stoke division following the outcry about the teenager's murder, and subsequent protests on the streets of Southampton.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The sales are helping automakers stoke interest at a time when new-car sales are generally weak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

That sentence alone is enough to stoke the concerns of investors worried that the tech and artificial intelligence trade has captured markets in a potentially damaging upswing—and lay the groundwork for a summertime pullback.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

That could stoke further selling in Treasury bonds, taking yields firmly higher into the summer months.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“I’ll stoke up the woodstove while we wait. It’s chilly.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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