intensified

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"Domestic headwinds look to have intensified last month, especially when it comes to construction activity," Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics wrote following Monday's data publication.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The explosive growth of electric vehicles has intensified the search for ways to make electric motors more energy efficient.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Scrutiny intensified in late February when Cumming released a report detailing $167,000 in spending over roughly three years, much of it for food, by mayor’s office staffers who didn’t get necessary waivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

There’s a way that it has intensified that is unique.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

These areas would show changes— like increases and decreases in blood flow—when study subjects were trying to focus on something, or when they were overwhelmed with information, putting intensified pressure on the attention networks.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel