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heighten

[hahyt-n] / ˈhaɪt n /


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Changes in the type of investor buying government bonds may heighten price volatility, the ECB said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"Geopolitical conflicts significantly heighten the risks faced by those at sea," he added.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Now, however, the counterterrorism director’s role is coming back to light as hostilities roil the Middle East and heighten the risk of attacks in the United States or against American interests or allies overseas.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Any signs of cooling inflation would also heighten prospects of a cut.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The elongated forms, eerie moonlight, and expressive colors—all hallmarks of El Greco’s style—help to heighten our sense of identification with Christ’s suffering.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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