heighten
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A foreign ministry spokesman reiterated that message in a press briefing Tuesday, saying economic warfare will only heighten tensions and could disrupt the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Xi spoke for 40 minutes, folding Jiang’s legacy into his own, and closed with a warning rather than a tribute: “On the new journey ahead, we must heighten our sense of vigilance against potential dangers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Anthropic urged Congress to penalise the companies behind the alleged attacks and heighten measures to prevent US technology from being stolen.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Even without a new product launch today, Huawei's intent is clear — and its trajectory will likely heighten US concerns."
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
The ambiguity in Woman Holding a Balance serves to heighten our interest and pleasure, while the carefully organized composition expresses the artist’s underlying concept with singular clarity.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Feeding wild birds heightens the risk of disease transmission at feeding locations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Coverage of the 1986 World Series doesn’t mention Boston’s 68-year stretch without a title, which heightens the devastation of their Game 6 loss to the New York Mets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But when the pressure heightens and matters boil over between the quartet, Wilde carefully examines the resulting eruption instead of recoiling.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Investors are willing to accept such rates because of the volatility of AI shares, which heightens the appeal of the potential stock conversion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
No external Circumstance heightens the Fever more, nor inclines the Patient more to a Delirium or Raving, than the Persons in the Chamber, and especially about the Bed.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) Tissot
The dollar strengthened amid heightened expectations for the Federal Reserve to lift rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some observers felt he looked tired against City, which only heightened questions around his involvement against Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK in the Champions League.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Amid heightened economic anxiety and inflation, shoppers are increasingly looking for ways to save.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
But it inched up again in its September reading due to heightened fears about market volatility, outliving savings, housing and cognitive decline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
I hated it when he cried like that, for it heightened, and made more real, my feelings of confusion, terror and helplessness.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Climate change has been heating up Southern California for some time, heightening fire danger and worsening droughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The company has bolstered the memory capacity on its devices to support these capabilities — simultaneously heightening its supply-chain cost pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, located in the so-called "Dry Corridor", all set monthly temperature records in both June and July, heightening concerns over famine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The outbreak is still not under control and is taking place in a conflict zone with very mobile populations – heightening the need for a vaccine to help stop the spread of disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He could feel a heightening of interest in the room.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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