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Exports rose 36.3% from a year earlier in September, beating market expectations and potentially threatening to heighten trade tensions with major partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

"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

But written words heighten the feeling of privacy.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

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

So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Thirdly, although debility from temporary and special causes can rarely be sufficient to insure a true neuralgic access after a severe shock, it probably heightens, indefinitely, the tendency in a person otherwise predisposed.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie

In the view of Hollywood Park, Inglewood welcomed the jobs, tax revenue, increased property values and heightened prestige for a decade, then walked away from the deal when the bills came due.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The WHO generally opposes travel bans, arguing that Ebola’s spread is better contained through increased funding and heightened vigilance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

So we asked analysts what they’re saying to advise clients during this period of heightened anxiety but limited fundamental changes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Speaking ahead of the series' season five premiere in London, Brydon said despite his initial hesitation, he enjoyed playing a heightened version of himself.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

I hated it when he cried like that, for it heightened, and made more real, my feelings of confusion, terror and helplessness.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, heightening the risk of such disasters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

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

Charity moves toward the fire, the hysteria heightening.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman