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Appeared in the October 24, 2025, print edition as 'Key Plant Restart Hastened'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

They tried to put it on a postage stamp saying, “Atomic Bomb Hastened War’s End.”

From Slate • May 11, 2016

Hastened the bright-faced dame to bear their potions to them, the wondrous lady to the chiefs; and reluctantly to the pallid Atli the festal dainties offered, and uttered words of hate.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

Strong blew the wind; the cloud Hastened away.

From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Wilson, Epiphanius

Hastened because she wanted to be back with Tripp as soon as might be.

From Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Gregory, Jackson