heightened
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The heightened threat of a pushover try can open up space on the opposite wing.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The heightened scrutiny of Huang may start with Nvidia’s internal investigation, but it won’t stop there.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
"Correction" is not the word investors want to hear, but the stampede out of AI and technology stocks this week has heightened doubts about the sustainability of the four-year bull run for markets.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 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 wrote the first hypothesis out on the board: “Sensitivity is heightened on your dominant side.”
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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