rase
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The US Federal Reserve could rase interest rates as early as June, according to minutes from its April meeting show, with Fed’s members arguing the risks of a slowdown in global economy have receded.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2016
Take 4 weeks to rase and consume 3Kg of feed.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
Tyrian's axe Went spinning, followed by Tyrion himself, and the deck rase up to give him a wet smack.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
At last she rase and gaed awa', she kedna whaur till.
From The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Svenson was making good his promise "tew rase hell."
From Every Man for Himself by Hopkins Moorhouse
There remained no hope, no supply of men, or weapons; the Mastes all beaten over boord, her upper worke rased.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the rigorousness of the tempest and the force of the yce so rased the sides of the ships that it was pitifull to behold, and caused the hearts of many to faint.
From Time Magazine Archive
So he caused it to be destroyed and rased to the ground.
From Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffroi de Villehardouin
Thus was the city of Napoli rased to the ground as you have heard.
From Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffroi de Villehardouin
As an unprotected village must Liege stand henceforth, walls and fortifications rased to the ground.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Ruth Putnam
This is PhishMe’s third time rasing funds since its founding in 2011 and it already pulls in $35 million in revenue annually.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2016
Air France crews refused to board flights destined for Ebola-affected countries this week, rasing concerns that it could scrap routes.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2014
Their generous support and resources made the difference, and paved the way for future progress in our fund rasing efforts.
From Time Magazine Archive
And lightly they avoided their horses and rushed together, tracing, rasing, and foining.
From The Blue Flower by Henry Van Dyke
Only by rasing much of its present architecture can we find room for commemorating duly the glorious epoch which we have just entered.
From Yet Again by Sir Max Beerbohm
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