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European stock indexes dropped sharply at the open as inflation concerns on the continent heighten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

The starkness of the room seemed to heighten the natural warmth of the occasion.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

"Every incident that happens is getting in the media and on social media and that heightens awareness of everything that's going on and feeds into people not feeling safe in their homes," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Feeding wild birds heightens the risk of disease transmission at feeding locations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Coverage of the 1986 World Series doesn’t mention Boston’s 68-year stretch without a title, which heightens the devastation of their Game 6 loss to the New York Mets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

I have allowed myself a certain amount of pictorial licence, which may well surprise the general spectator at first glance, but which to me heightens the poetical impression of the whole.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Mrs. Russell Barrington

The episode heightened concerns about the AI industry's increased use of AI agents, systems programmed to take multi-step actions without human supervision.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, intensifying attacks on vessels in the region have heightened concerns over the safety of transits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The researchers found that this heightened activity can intensify pain signaling while also pushing chondrocytes toward breaking down the cartilage they would normally help preserve.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

He wore a bulletproof vest during his first trial in 2020, which was also subject to heightened security measures.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

It came with illusions that befuddled the mind and heightened the senses.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Climate change has been heating up Southern California for some time, heightening fire danger and worsening droughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The gap between U.S. and Japan interest rates had been contributing to the yen’s recent weakness, heightening its appeal for the so-called carry trade, in which traders use low-yielding currencies to invest in higher-yielding assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The company has bolstered the memory capacity on its devices to support these capabilities — simultaneously heightening its supply-chain cost pressures.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 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