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SGX’s May equity-market turnover data shows a quickening trend toward a higher “baseline velocity” that should drive structurally higher securities daily average value in the medium-term, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

I scanned nearby tables for friends but was distracted by a woman quickening her pace toward the only available stool at the counter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

An AI bubble, however, remains the market’s biggest “tail risk” according to the December survey, followed by worries over a disorderly surge in bond yields and a renewed quickening of inflation pressures.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

And they might increase the gradient and speed on the treadmill until you feel your heart beating faster and your breath quickening.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Sheets of paper tumble down the rows of cots, and in Werners chest comes a quickening.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr