elevate
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The warming phase of a natural climate cycle, El Nino events temporarily elevate global temperatures, altering cloud and wind patterns, and raise the risk of damaging weather.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Verity” is trashy fun through and through, and doesn’t try to elevate itself past that pulpy baseline.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Now I can help elevate the team and really think about the business partnership nature of the role and tie that back to visibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The long legacy and history of visual arts with music, they are hand in hand because in some ways they elevate each other,” Lawrence says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
At such moments I tried to elevate myself.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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"You notice the work done on textures and lighting" that really "elevates the original material", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Aside from the sheer fun of it, the more demanding kind of reading Mr. Marriott champions helps us make sense of the world, furnishes the mind and elevates our species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
By making intentional decisions aligned with your goals and values, leading an active social life and contributing to a cause that elevates your spirit, you’re bound to feel more happy and fulfilled.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was the first album they recorded live in the studio since the ’90s, and that aspect elevates almost every song on this record; they all feel incredibly vibrant.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
There are a couple people dancing behind him—friends, strangers, who knows, who cares—and this energy elevates me.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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As expected, mice that consumed a high-salt diet developed elevated blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Kabayel, elevated to WBC champion when Usyk vacated, makes his first defence against Albania's Nelson Hysa on 28 November.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“While we expect some higher direct input costs from elevated market prices and planned maintenance to support continued operational stability, the underlying performance remains very strong headed into the final quarter of the year.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Warsh focused on the surge in investment thanks to artificial intelligence while acknowledging that inflation was elevated.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
They were sitting with his grandmother on the elevated wooden porch that framed the outside of their house.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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But we are still a long way from elevating the technology above regular human intelligence.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
This summer’s are among the highest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, elevating the global weather phenomenon to super status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“The latest advancements in AI are elevating cybersecurity to the top of the CIO priority list,” CEO Nikesh Arora said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I was never about keeping people down, I was more about elevating and bringing people up around me."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
While I was driving back to Johannesburg, the Free State scenery did not have quite the same elevating effect on me as before.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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