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has fanned

  • present perfect of fan (3rd person singular).

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The proliferation of fly-by-night flags and registers has fanned concern about possible accidents involving old tankers with sanctioned cargoes, but until the recent seizures Western governments have mostly allowed them to sail unimpeded.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

The uncertainty this has fanned has made the country's army of shoppers tighten their wallets.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

In five innings this spring, Buttrey has fanned five batters and allowed just one run.

From Seattle Times Mar. 16, 2024

She knows the names of all the Lisa Frank characters and has fanned out across the internet to find other items.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2023

The trouble now is that Turkish misrule, since she was made over to the Turks in 1840 by the Great Powers, has fanned the old desire for freedom into flame.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 18, March 11, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various