Example Sentences

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Electric vehicle sales have been accelerating, and new tax incentives and state zero-emissions requirements are expected to boost sales even more.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2023

Africa so far has 10.8 million confirmed infections and 240,000 deaths and vaccination efforts have been accelerating as vaccines doses are “becoming readily available” on the continent, Nkengasong said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Governments and international organizations have been accelerating their efforts to provide assistance in recent weeks.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021

Germany's carmakers have been accelerating a shift to electric vehicles but charging infrastructure expansion has been a hurdle to the mass adoption of battery-powered vehicles.

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2021

The president of Toyota Motor Sales USA went before Congress to explain why his company's cars have been accelerating out of control with sometimes lethal results.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2010