heightened
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In the Europe and Asia-Pacific segment, sales decreased 2.7%, which the company attributed to lower volume in the U.K. due to soft demand and heightened competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Companies across Europe are on heightened alert after a spate of suspected hacks of supermarket fridges and freezers in recent days caused chaos.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Because the study was observational, it cannot determine whether eating ultra-processed foods directly causes heightened brain activity or increases in body weight.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
It also takes place amid heightened tensions with neighbouring Eritrea, with concerns over the possibility of renewed conflict between the two countries.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Sound and memory and broader social understanding are sacrificed in favor of heightened awareness of the threat directly in front of us.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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