intensify
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"India-US relations are passing through a difficult phase and friction will increase if the attacks intensify but there won't be a fundamental rupture in the ties," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The nearly 10-minute sequence used handheld camerawork to intensify the stakes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But she delivered a typically combative performance that will intensify questions over a potential return to singles action at Wimbledon, which starts later in June.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The comments came as bitcoin prices crashed from an October peak above $126,000, fueling anxieties that any potential bitcoin sales by the company could intensify the downward pressure on bitcoin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
They used harmony as an additional layer of subtlety and effect, even by using discords to intensify the meaning of texts conveying suffering, loss or anguish.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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