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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

European stock indexes dropped sharply at the open as inflation concerns on the continent heighten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

A dry winter will make the current drought worse and heighten government concerns.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The ambiguity in Woman Holding a Balance serves to heighten our interest and pleasure, while the carefully organized composition expresses the artist’s underlying concept with singular clarity.

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

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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

Tehran’s evolving strategy will likely make it harder to reach a durable agreement to end the conflict, and heightens the risk of more-frequent rounds of escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

If it is reason that distinguishes man from the brute, knowledge enlarges and heightens reason.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet

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

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

That would be bad news for Asia’s AI infrastructure players, which have already suffered rounds of selloff recently amid heightened scrutiny on high valuations and the risk that returns won’t match investment hopes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 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

The findings suggest that heightened sensitivity to food cues may be one factor connecting ultra-processed diets with subsequent weight gain.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The second group, the people who were acting, showed the same physiological responses, the same heightened heart rate and body temperature, as the first group.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The gap between U.S. and Japan interest rates had been contributing to the yen’s recent weakness, heightening its appeal for the so-called carry trade, in which traders use low-yielding currencies to invest in higher-yielding assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, located in the so-called "Dry Corridor", all set monthly temperature records in both June and July, heightening concerns over famine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Cutie said nothing, nor did any other robot, but Donovan became aware of a sudden heightening of tension.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov