intensification

Example Sentences

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For Ms. Müller and her ethnic-German family, 1945 did not mark the end of fear but the intensification of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“The intensification of conflict in Lebanon and the broader Middle East increases the likelihood of such tragedies,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Each of these regions may experience similar intensification of acidification as CO2 levels continue to rise.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

A World Weather Attribution study has found that the atmospheric and ocean conditions that led to the rapid intensification of Hurricane Melissa were made six times more likely by climate change.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

“You know when hurricane winds grow quickly, when they explode, meteorologists call that rapid intensification, and I guess it’s super hard to predict. But...I think I felt that way when I broke the frame.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt