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Example Sentences
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A record-breaking heat wave will scorch Southern California this week, raising temperatures up to 35 degrees above normal for March and heightening concerns about heat-related illness and deaths.
From Los Angeles Times
However, the sale means the group is shorn of its most profitable division, raising the danger that it falls short of its revenue growth forecasts.
Energy markets have been roiled by the war in the Middle East, raising concerns for big tech manufacturers, but company chairman Young Liu struck an upbeat tone at an earnings call with analysts.
From Barron's
And since raising their concerns, Ronald's wife Patricia died on 3 February, never knowing how her husband came to be in such an advanced state of decomposition.
From BBC
Meanwhile, the U.S. is moving about 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, raising the possibility of ground operations in Iran.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
