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intensity

[in-ten-si-tee] / ɪnˈtɛn sɪ ti /


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When the small girl wails, “Something scary is coming again!” the intensity of her terror shatters your heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

As the plane crossed to Florida’s east coast, a thunderstorm in its path was growing in intensity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The agency said this was particularly apparent where moisture had remained in the soil or where fire intensity was lower.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“That just underscores the incredible capital intensity of this build-out,” he said, adding that he tried to be relatively conservative in his assumptions but still arrived at “enormous” figures.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Small slips these are, memories they wouldn’t expect from a two-year-old, but my memories don’t differentiate—two days, two years, or ten—they are all the same weight and intensity.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

The comfort and springy design may allow athletes to tolerate higher training volumes or intensities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

A strong El Niño event - a periodic warming of an area of surface water in the Pacific that contributes to weather patterns - is expected to push more tropical storms into these higher intensities.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Mythos — trained to perform deep, multistep reasoning at higher intensities than previous models — is exceptionally good at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

When China is set aside, emerging markets continue to attract capital at intensities similar to the before the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

Such is His mystery: that beauty requires contrast, and that discord is fundamental to the creation of new intensities of feeling.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner


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