Example Sentences

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Central banks’ gold purchases have accelerated and broadened geographically.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Industrial output growth is projected to have accelerated to 5.9% from 5.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He thinks Azure growth may have accelerated in the March quarter and “could be as strong, if not stronger,” in the June quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Unseasonably warm weather patterns have accelerated rattlesnake activity and the chances of run-ins with humans, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The expeditionary army, once at Šibenik, could have penetrated inland and, acting in consort with the many Yugoslav deserters and the insurgent population of Dalmatia and Bosnia, have accelerated the Austrian débâcle.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry