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intensify

[in-ten-suh-fahy] / ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪ /


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“As U.S. diesel stocks near storage limits, downward pressure on diesel prices would intensify, compressing U.S. refining margins, and likely incentivize U.S. refiners to reduce output,” the team wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Their findings, published in Nature Communications, reveal how this phenomenon, known as 'cyclone clustering', can intensify sea ice loss and potentially increase risks for Arctic coastlines.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

But with activity expected to intensify in the afternoon, staff are already preparing for what could be a tricky few hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The battle over remaining market share will only intensify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I feel his sunsum intensify for a moment.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Thus, if disruptions persist into spring 2027 or oil infrastructure damage intensifies, ICE Brent front month contracts may have to spike well above $150/bbl to curb global oil demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Economic forecasts for the coming months continue to be grim as fighting in the Middle East intensifies.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The tally doesn’t include the costs of rebuilding U.S. bases damaged in the war and could increase if fighting intensifies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Measuring tape and thermometer,” he told himself, “chalk for an outline; perhaps the cold intensifies at night? Everything is worse,” he said, looking at Eleanor, “if you think something is looking at you.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

The bond market’s relentless selloff intensified on Thursday, even after the Treasury Department ran its second buyback operation this month to support market liquidity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

In recent years, as global warming has intensified droughts and heated rivers, salmon numbers have declined dramatically.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

On Sunday, US embassies across the Middle East issued new security alerts as fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed coalition in Yemen intensified.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tanker freight rates have climbed sharply as vessels are tied up in shuttle operations and longer voyages, with Clarksons previously reporting record crude-tanker rates as Middle East shipping disruptions intensified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

He had emerged from that crimson twilight into the common electric glare with a self-consciousness intensified to the pitch of agony.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

And a rapid expansion in university enrolment raised the bar for achievement, intensifying competition.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

After rapidly intensifying, Polo was still strengthening into the afternoon, the center said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Understanding this transition is important because rapidly intensifying storms can give coastal communities and emergency managers very little time to respond.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

And over the past few months, an intensifying bond rout has placed even more pressure on Warsh and the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The resulting hole evoked a giant grave and exuded the same musty chill, but this was not unwelcome for it provided workers with relief from the intensifying summer heat.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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