- present participle of stoke.
stoking
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Shares of Alphabet were falling hard in after-hours trading as the company reported a third-quarter revenue and earnings miss on Wednesday, stoking fears that artificial intelligence is pressuring its core search-engine business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Still, the deliberate stoking of fear of criminality today mirrors that of the past.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Previous schemes to help first-time buyers did not restrict eligibility by income but faced criticism for stoking house prices by allowing relatively wealthy households to borrow more.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Confidence was also hurt by a more than three percent rise in oil prices after deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia, stoking supply worries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Aaron asked, stoking a fire he pretended he didn't know was there.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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