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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

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

Exports surged 23.9% in the 12 months from July 2025, but that will only heighten concerns about “China Shock 2.0” that have economies all over the world contemplating draconian restrictions on Chinese trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Anthropic urged Congress to penalise the companies behind the alleged attacks and heighten measures to prevent US technology from being stolen.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

That the absence of children, all children, would heighten the adults’ remorse.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Extreme language heightens fear and leaves people feeling powerless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Feeding wild birds heightens the risk of disease transmission at feeding locations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Coverage of the 1986 World Series doesn’t mention Boston’s 68-year stretch without a title, which heightens the devastation of their Game 6 loss to the New York Mets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

For us, this marriage is fortunate, and I rejoice at every circumstance that heightens the barrier between Judge Kent and me.

From A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. Evans Wilson

But some analysts see a very real possibility that Huang will have to exit as a result of the investigation and heightened attention.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Spanish control over Mississippi navigation posed a critical problem for the U.S., which was heightened by the French Revolutionary Wars of the 1790s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

She has since heightened her vetting and no longer rents her house for just one night.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Companies across Europe are on heightened alert after a spate of suspected hacks of supermarket fridges and freezers in recent days caused chaos.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

As the days grew shorter and colder, this new sense of expectancy increased and her heightened awareness seemed to give new significance to every common thing around her.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Climate change has been heating up Southern California for some time, heightening fire danger and worsening droughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

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

He could feel a heightening of interest in the room.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier