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magnify

[mag-nuh-fahy] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ /




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According to Ford’s biographer Richard Norton Smith, they feared their protective resources might be stretched dangerously thin in such a downtrodden place—a concern no doubt magnified by two earlier assassination attempts against the president.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cairo has aspired to become the key gas hub for the region, but its own gas production has decreased in recent years while domestic needs have increased, magnifying its reliance on imported gas from Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal

In much of small-town and rural America, moviegoing is becoming a thing of the past, pushed out by streaming services that have magnified the social isolation of the worst pandemic years.

From Salon

Some publications and grant applications included duplicated images, or images that were rotated, magnified or stretched.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gold miners are often regarded as leveraged, or magnified, bets on the price of gold itself.

From Barron's