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On Tuesday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said that economic warfare will only heighten tensions and could disrupt the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

"On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers," he said during Monday's event.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Temperatures are forecast to rise, and wind later this week could heighten conditions for fire to spread more easily, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

Finally, to top it all off and heighten its dramatic appeal, the petition arrived under the signature of Benjamin Franklin, whose patriotic credentials and international reputation were beyond dispute.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

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

Invasive meningococcal disease tend to peak in October to November each year, which further heightens the risk.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

This speech from an unexpected quarter further heightens their hopes, already rapidly rising.

From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Mayne Reid

But it inched up again in its September reading due to heightened fears about market volatility, outliving savings, housing and cognitive decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

When it comes to collectible blind boxes, the effect is heightened, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

In August, the US Congressional Research Service said Russia's intelligence agencies had demonstrated "flexibility in conducting these attacks and adapting to European responses" including heightened intelligence scrutiny.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Victoria Ailes, representing the Cravitz family, told Judge Alexia Durran, Chief Coroner of England and Wales: "We would respectfully suggest the interest in open justice is heightened."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The cases described, on the other hand, were predisposed to gross lapses in reality contact and extreme weakness in impulse control during periods of heightened tension and disorganization.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

And I’m sure the threat of being sued by your current employer is just heightening any anxiety you already have around the job-hunting process.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

The outbreak is still not under control and is taking place in a conflict zone with very mobile populations – heightening the need for a vaccine to help stop the spread of disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

But the Middle East conflict has strained shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for supplies, heightening unease among farmers ahead of the July-October sowing period.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

He could feel a heightening of interest in the room.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier