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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

Still, the central bank’s view that underlying consumer inflation may exceed its 2% price stability target suggests a potential acceleration in the pace of rate hikes if such risks heighten, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

"Even without a new product launch today, Huawei's intent is clear — and its trajectory will likely heighten US concerns."

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Now, however, the counterterrorism director’s role is coming back to light as hostilities roil the Middle East and heighten the risk of attacks in the United States or against American interests or allies overseas.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

That the absence of children, all children, would heighten the adults’ remorse.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Experts say cases of invasive meningococcal disease tend to peak in October to November each year, which further heightens the risk for new university students.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

As the severity of Nikki’s obsession heightens, we get a few brief glimpses of the real Nikki, stuck somewhere inside her own consciousness.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

As scrutiny heightens, attention grows and expectations increase, Green said he’ll follow a big lesson already learned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

The contrast between Walker’s determination and Lynne’s passivity heightens the sense that her position in life is secure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

The grave way in which their doings are recorded heightens by contrast the similarity.

From Great Ralegh by Hugh de Selincourt

The rise in mortgage rates following heightened tensions in the Middle East continued to put off home buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Concerns heightened among activists after one of the two proposed settlements, hashed out between Charter and Commissioner Matthew Baker, the commission’s Public Advocates Office and the California Emerging Technology Fund, failed to include diversity efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

The study—which documents experiments that concluded about a year ago—arrives at a moment of heightened anxiety regarding danger posed by increasingly powerful AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Independent auditors also suggested the party's manual journal entries and related party transactions remained at "heightened risk of fraud".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Leila worked part-time as a bookkeeper with a heightened attention to detail; her memory for little things bordered on the photogenic.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Great for heightening drama, terrible for addressing the country's immediate difficulties.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

She’s a ghostly presence, the gracefulness heightening the somber emotions of the night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry