heightened
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After achieving a historic surplus in 2025, China's trade has continued to boom this year, thanks largely to heightened overseas demand for semiconductors, computing hardware and other products linked to the artificial intelligence boom.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Americans’ sense that 9/11 was transformative has heightened steadily over the past two decades, and it is reasonable to think that the long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq had much to do with this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The investor mindset shifted, and now sentiment shifts,” said Nationwide’s Hackett, pointing to heightened backlash against the data-center build-out from politicians ahead of the midterm elections, as well as from average voters.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
When it comes to collectible blind boxes, the effect is heightened, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The early morning duties, the sluice room, the taking round of tea, the changing of dressings, and the renewed contact with all the irreparable damage did not dim this heightened perception.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
