fuelled

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Forecasters are expecting scorching and unpredictable conditions in the US this summer, fuelled by El Nino, a weather phenomenon which causes erratic fluctuations in the weather in the US and elsewhere.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Badenoch's speech comes after the murder of Henry Nowak and the police's response fuelled questions about equality policies and laws.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It is illegal to pay ransoms in Nigeria, but analysts say payments by desperate families, intermediaries or, in some cases, state authorities have fuelled the abductions.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The weakening, he told AFP, was fuelled by high dollar demand caused by the surge in oil prices and a narrowing trade surplus.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

His personal identification with romantic heroes such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet seemed to have fuelled not just musical inspiration but his crazed, desperate infatuation with a Shakespearean actress, Harriet Smithson.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall