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

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

During almost four months of the Iran war, Treasury yields and crude prices broadly moved in the same direction because war spending and higher energy costs tend to stoke inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Will the build-out cool or stoke price pressures?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Shortly afterwards, Swinney said: "Police Scotland have issued a warning about deliberate misinformation that is being used to stoke up fear and alarm in our communities."

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

“Auntie Rose is out traveling today, so why don’t you go stoke a fire in the hearth. Looks like those good-for-nothing cousins let it go out once more.”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Extreme weather also stokes inflation, primarily by hitting agricultural production and increasing food prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

“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

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

"A lack of information stokes public anger and leads to the unchecked spread of false information," she said.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

But frontwoman Kathleen Hanna was just as stoked to see them having a good time in front of her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

However, sputtering domestic demand has stoked fears of a more entrenched downturn later this year, raising hopes for more policy easing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, Fed governor Christopher Waller stoked concerns over an early interest rate hike as inflation continues to remain elevated.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Interest rates picked up this week as the gradual breakdown of the ceasefire with Iran has stoked fears of further inflation and geopolitical instability,” Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

In a new galley made by wrapping canvas around four oars stuck upright in the snow, Green kept the hot potato can stoked.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

Excellent earnings growth for publicly listed tech companies is stoking optimism about unlisted ones, sending their valuations higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

"I will not in any way lend a hand to stoking this tension," Tusk told reporters.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Last week, Salesforce announced the acquisition of customer-agent company Fin for roughly $3.6 billion, further stoking investor discontent.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Next to the huts and tents, women prepare food, blowing and stoking the fires, coughing as the smoke finds their faces.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung