heighten
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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
"Building material tariffs heighten market uncertainty, strain supply chains and increase construction costs," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Xi spoke for 40 minutes, folding Jiang’s legacy into his own, and closed with a warning rather than a tribute: “On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A dry winter will make the current drought worse and heighten government concerns.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
But written words heighten the feeling of privacy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Noussair Mazraoui is the back-up left-back, which only heightens the debate over the wisdom not to buy one before the transfer window closed.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“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
Many a finished young woman who stealthily heightens the hue of her complexion and blackens her eyebrows with paint probably regards the girl who chews gum with superior scorn.
From Search-Light Letters by Robert Grant
In the view of Hollywood Park, Inglewood welcomed the jobs, tax revenue, increased property values and heightened prestige for a decade, then walked away from the deal when the bills came due.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Earlier this month, the BBC was given rare access inside a Jewish school in Hertfordshire, where pupils and staff operate under tight security, amid heightened concerns about antisemitism.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Fred Odek, the federation’s chairman, said the heightened restrictions are premature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
So we asked analysts what they’re saying to advise clients during this period of heightened anxiety but limited fundamental changes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
With his new, heightened feelings, he was overwhelmed by sadness at the way the others had laughed and shouted, playing at war.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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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
While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, heightening the risk of such disasters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Great for heightening drama, terrible for addressing the country's immediate difficulties.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A super-strength El Niño appears to be taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, heightening concerns that Southern California could be in for an extreme rainy season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Was he not heightening the horror of his own end by straining after a flickering hope?
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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