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Label it whatever you wish, but the science is sound on this subject — and it is obvious that, by denying science, we’ve taken a pronounced step backward and are hastening our own demise.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Drewry explains how this new technology emerged to compensate for inadequacies of past methods, then shares his own experiences mapping invisible mountain ranges and, worryingly, lakes deep under the ice that are hastening melt.

From Scientific American • Jan. 8, 2023

The global pandemic and resulting recession are hastening that change: Hard times favor large firms with deep pockets.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2020

A number of factors are hastening enrollment in the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2015

"A rattlesnake—a rattlesnake," I cry involuntarily—my companion gives a little shriek, and in a moment several of our company, of both sexes, are hastening toward us.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor