heightened

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However, during periods of heightened market volatility, that price drop can deepen to 50% before the stock starts climbing again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

On Saturday, security was heightened at the airport as well as the Jantar Mantar protest site, with steel barricades set up at key points.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

And American security concerns – heightened because of the ongoing Iran war – could add new layers of frustration and the potential for seemingly innocuous incidents to escalate unexpectedly.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

So of course there is this heightened interest in who America’s son marries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

She wrote the first hypothesis out on the board: “Sensitivity is heightened on your dominant side.”

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin