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ANZ maintains its end-Q3 2026 Brent crude forecast of $92 per barrel, but warns if regional supply disruptions intensify, Brent could rise towards $120 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the meantime, while waiting for these trends to develop and intensify, Gromen is bullish on U.S. electrical infrastructure equities, owing to the bottlenecks around power generation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Washington's planned 50-percent tariff on Canada also comes as US-Mexico talks over a North American free trade pact intensify.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

But he also spoke with Trump today and said they’d “agreed to intensify negotiations.”

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

Picasso was probably aware of the theory that red and green are complementary colors which intensify each other.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

The numbers: The U.S. economy improved in July and businesses ramped up hiring, but the gains could prove short-lived if the conflict with Iran intensifies, oil prices climb even higher and inflation worsens.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

But in an overcrowded capital where the lack of "green spaces is particularly acute, further intensifies population concentration," she explains.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

The same stagnant air that intensifies the heat can also worsen air quality by trapping pollutants close to the surface.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

Today similar patterns have emerged as economic and military competition with China intensifies.

From Slate ● May 26, 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 pressure intensified after the Fed on Wednesday held its benchmark rate at 3.5% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting, with three policymakers dissenting in favor of an increase.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

Tyler Micoleau’s lighting tended toward dimness, which intensified the sense of dislocation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The misconduct investigation has put the institution under a glaring spotlight, intensified divisions inside it and played out alongside an unprecedented campaign to weaken, and in fact dismantle, the ICC in its entirety.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Detentions dropped after the raids intensified in January, but surged once again in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The rain intensified and gleamed on his horse’s flank.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The WHO said in a statement posted on X , externalthat the outbreak was "intensifying, with sustained transmission and continued increases in reported cases and deaths".

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

It adds that climate change is intensifying wildfires and increasing their frequency.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Hyundai, the world’s third-largest automaker by sales with sister company Kia, said it expects the challenging business environment to persist amid continued macroeconomic uncertainty and intensifying competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Research has shown that global warming is intensifying the extremely dry conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The new, hard problem will be to cope with the dawning, intensifying realization of just how interlocked we are.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas