elevate
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Before Marc Lamont Hill was helping elevate the conversation on one of the country’s biggest podcasts, I watched him school Bill O’Reilly as a Fox contributor and Temple University professor.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I just started playing more with the idea of decor, aging it up a little bit more, and playing with the idea of how we can really elevate it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Jeanine Basinger was the first film scholar to elevate the mid-20th-century melodramas known as “women’s weepies” as a genre and art form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Klopp's style helps to elevate all the members of his squad - not just the most talented.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“You always manage to elevate the intelligence level of the conversation. The whole room just lights up the moment you arrive.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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By making intentional decisions aligned with your goals and values, leading an active social life and contributing to a cause that elevates your spirit, you’re bound to feel more happy and fulfilled.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
"It's a very common strategy for brands to use. It elevates the desirability," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Saramago elevates the quest of his menial protagonist through lofty narration, which merges with Senhor José’s own reflections in the journal he begins to keep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was the first album they recorded live in the studio since the ’90s, and that aspect elevates almost every song on this record; they all feel incredibly vibrant.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
I recalled from my music research that enjoyable music stimulates the production of the hormone serotonin, which makes us feel joy and elevates our moods by altering our brain waves.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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"I don't see an elevated risk," Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
At a Georgia location opened in 2024, food travels from an elevated kitchen to employees below on a conveyor system designed to deliver a meal every six seconds.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
This Kelvin wave could keep sea levels elevated for months before its effects fade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
“In addition to lower volumes and weaker mix, we expect profitability to be weighed down by higher raw material costs, increased depreciation and amortization, and elevated supplier-related expenses.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Dr. Harlow dresses the burnt skin and has Phineas put to bed with his head elevated.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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But we are still a long way from elevating the technology above regular human intelligence.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
She said she was honoured to be recognised at the Bafta Cymru awards and that she wants to "keep elevating our Welsh creatives and our Welsh talent".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The series has been lauded for elevating the superhero genre while presenting as a gritty crime drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The latest advancements in AI are elevating cybersecurity to the top of the CIO priority list,” CEO Nikesh Arora said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
They'd lived their code—Izzat— fighting for freedom, protecting the innocent, elevating loyalty to their own people above all else.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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