heighten

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The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference opened Thursday against a backdrop of heightened trade tensions and global economic turmoil linked to the Middle East war.

From Barron's

The heightened availability has weighed on the earnings of the sector’s two largest operators by capacity, Lineage and Americold Logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal

I made a judgment call based on information we obtained from the hotel, events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location.

From Los Angeles Times

Those include teen accounts with heightened protections on messaging and content access.

From The Wall Street Journal

Security is expected to be heightened around the New York courthouse for Thursday's hearing.

From Barron's