heightening
Example Sentences
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The situation looks to have only worsened, with local media reporting in late March that a shipment of more than 180,000 metric tons of fuel had failed to arrive, heightening supply concerns.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
But if the fighting in Iran stretches into a second month, heightening financial pressure on U.S. workers, the written and unwritten rules about office attendance could get put to the test.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
They had split two meetings with their rivals to the north at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, only heightening the expectations for a rematch that had long seemed inevitable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
"Big clusters of debris-filled microglia form, heightening inflammation up and down the spinal cord. And when that happens, the tissue doesn't repair as well."
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
Was he not heightening the horror of his own end by straining after a flickering hope?
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
