heighten
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Cybersecurity stocks have been hot this year as investors have reasoned that artificial intelligence will heighten the need for digital protection.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Seeking ways to craft narratives without audible dialogue,” reads the show’s introductory wall text, “filmmakers used costume to convey character, drive plot, and heighten emotion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
And while one more leg down in bonds would present an “incredible buying opportunity,” McDonald said, surging energy prices are continuing to heighten the risk of recession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
"On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers," he said during Monday's event.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Oppenheimer case did more than heighten the conflict between scientists and bureaucracy; it also caused a deep rift within the scientific community that would not be healed for years.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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“Lee” Xinyuan Li’s lighting heightens the sense of theatrical foreboding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Feeding wild birds heightens the risk of disease transmission at feeding locations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
The risk of smashups heightens the excitement at more than a dozen docking events around the bay, which can pull in several thousand spectators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"People are realising constant swiping isn't actually leading to real-world dates, which only heightens dating fatigue," said Ryan.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Thirdly, although debility from temporary and special causes can rarely be sufficient to insure a true neuralgic access after a severe shock, it probably heightens, indefinitely, the tendency in a person otherwise predisposed.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
The heightened scrutiny of Huang may start with Nvidia’s internal investigation, but it won’t stop there.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
The government said hospitals in the area had been put "on heightened alert" as they dealt with a massive influx of patients.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
The European Union last year condemned his arrest, saying it only heightened concerns about the "erosion of political pluralism" in Macau.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
That doesn’t bode well for the contribution exports will make in the final quarter of the year, when the economy is already expected to feel the strain of heightened trade tensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
My pessimism was heightened by watching my daughter and her friends go through this insanely intense process.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Increased attention on data scalers’ energy demands is heightening pressure on the technology industry to be more transparent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
“The Crazy Uncle Joe Show” has helped Black be a good listener in life, heightening his awareness of the world around him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The company has bolstered the memory capacity on its devices to support these capabilities — simultaneously heightening its supply-chain cost pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Great for heightening drama, terrible for addressing the country's immediate difficulties.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Charity moves toward the fire, the hysteria heightening.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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