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In a broader sense, the past 11 days have served to heighten the growing excitement around the team's direction of travel.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

Xi spoke for 40 minutes, folding Jiang’s legacy into his own, and closed with a warning rather than a tribute: “On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

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

“Lee” Xinyuan Li’s lighting heightens the sense of theatrical foreboding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

This is focused on a dispute with Saudi Arabia but heightens insecurity for international shipping.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

But when the pressure heightens and matters boil over between the quartet, Wilde carefully examines the resulting eruption instead of recoiling.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 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

That friction leads to some tense and funny and hugely uncomfortable moments, heightened by the pore-probing close-ups the film employs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Traitors theme is "one of the biggest pieces of music I've ever written", he says, recorded with a full orchestra and overdubbed with dozens of electronic elements to create a heightened, hyperreal atmosphere.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Rising interest rates, a jumpy stock market and heightened political uncertainty are creating a dicey outlook for tech companies that had been aiming for a fourth-quarter public offering, causing some to reconsider their timing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Still, Micron and other chip stocks have traded lower recently, partially over concerns related to heightened competition from Chinese rivals.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Charles thought she looked like a little old woman, “but with her heightened colour, sparkling eyes & bridled smiles, she looked, as I thought, quite charming.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The Treasury selloff could also turn into bad news for car buyers, heightening the risk of higher interest rates for auto loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

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

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

He could feel a heightening of interest in the room.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier