heightened
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Look for heightened efforts to address Social Security’s solvency woes as a result of the election.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 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
She has since heightened her vetting and no longer rents her house for just one night.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The heightened activity drew new developers interested in putting up the specialty buildings, which can cost twice as much on average to build as a standard warehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
For the act of criticizing heightened his sense of importance, made him feel larger.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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