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raise

[rayz] / reɪz /








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Anthropic’s expected November IPO will test investors’ appetite for AI as slowing sales growth and recent listing setbacks raise the stakes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Yields on U.K. government bonds were steady after robust jobs data raise expectations for a Bank of England rate increase next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Its supporters, including an array of labor unions, say the tax could raise $100 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The checks Kao handed over at the dinner added up to about half of the $40,000 he had agreed to raise for the dinner, according to Tongour.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Which raises the questions: Was Nutsawoo eagerly looking forward to having a nestful of baby squirrels to raise?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Any sudden leadership crisis raises difficult questions about control of North Korea's nuclear weapons and the prospect of political instability.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Emory recently gave out $150 million in raises to its staff, mostly nurses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

When it comes down to it, providing inflation protection raises the costs of the policies so much that people don’t want them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

That raises an important question: Is the rest of the market complacent in the face of looming risks that could drive borrowing costs even higher than they already are?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I’ll take the canister,” I say, but as I move to grab it from Theo he holds it just out of my reach and raises an eyebrow.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Haemanthus has reportedly raised millions of dollars but has yet to release a commercial product.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Adidas raised its 2026 operating profit guidance to 2.5 billion euros after receiving about $224.3 million in U.S. tariff refunds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he had also spoken to Rubio and raised issues with the US military satellite system that Ukraine uses, as well as missile delays.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Sofia has this, and Eleanor’s job might be the best one on set: watching the daughter she raised come into her own.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Slowly he raised a hand to quiet me.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

“It’s hard because I’m building a business and I’m trying to free my wife from federal prison and I’m raising two kids,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“We are raising our 2026 guidance across the board, and we now expect 2027 commercial services to grow low-double-digits supported by our over $170 billion commercial services backlog,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Anthropic’s infrastructure commitments and slowing quarterly sales growth are raising the stakes for its anticipated November IPO.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

These recurring episodes are often more intense than the initial attack, raising an important question: Why does the immune system continue to produce inflammation, and why can its response become increasingly aggressive?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

He and Mama were very independent on the farm, raising just about everything our family needed to eat: beans, greens, peas, potatoes, corn, wheat, apples, grapes.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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