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stimulate

[stim-yuh-leyt] / ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt /


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Switzerland has gone against a broader move by global regulators to ease up on banks to stimulate economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The state government, desperate to stimulate the economy and its moribund real-estate sector, began eroding the growth management plan that had restrained development.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Starting in 2008, the Fed launched a series of emergency bond-buying programs, first to stabilize markets during the financial crisis, and later to stimulate the economy when cutting short-term rates to near zero wasn’t enough.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

"It seemed as if the 'biscuit' neuron was learning to stimulate the 'Bigger?' neuron," says Mormann.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Small amounts of sweetened wine would be given to a patient to stimulate the blood; quinine would be administered.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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