- present participle of raise.
raising
Example Sentences
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SK Hynix is set to list 17.79 million new shares as American depositary receipts on the Nasdaq Composite on July 10, raising around $29 billion in the process.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026
"Lobga was a tireless advocate for Tibet who devoted himself to peacefully raising awareness of the human rights crisis in Tibet," Gyatso said in a statement to AFP.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
An electric Tesla Semi truck crashed into two vehicles in Dayton, Nev., over the weekend, killing two people and raising questions about the truck’s safety features.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
The exhibition regards the image as sardonic, raising “questions about the fraught concept of Native US citizenship.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Instead of raising more money to buy credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds, he wound up making it more difficult to keep the ones he already owned.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
