intensify
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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
In practical terms, this can intensify the electric field inside the material and slow light down, squeezing electromagnetic energy into a very small volume and boosting light-matter interactions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
The unusual May heat gripping the UK is forecast to intensify over the bank holiday weekend, reaching heatwave criteria in a number of locations.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Someone’s elbow presses me to a wall, and I just stand and watch the pandemonium intensify.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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