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Anthropic urged Congress to penalise the companies behind the alleged attacks and heighten measures to prevent US technology from being stolen.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Even without a new product launch today, Huawei's intent is clear — and its trajectory will likely heighten US concerns."

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

"Geopolitical conflicts significantly heighten the risks faced by those at sea," he added.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Now, however, the counterterrorism director’s role is coming back to light as hostilities roil the Middle East and heighten the risk of attacks in the United States or against American interests or allies overseas.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

The ambiguity in Woman Holding a Balance serves to heighten our interest and pleasure, while the carefully organized composition expresses the artist’s underlying concept with singular clarity.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Invasive meningococcal disease tend to peak in October to November each year, which further heightens the risk.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

As the severity of Nikki’s obsession heightens, we get a few brief glimpses of the real Nikki, stuck somewhere inside her own consciousness.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

The contrast between Walker’s determination and Lynne’s passivity heightens the sense that her position in life is secure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

I have allowed myself a certain amount of pictorial licence, which may well surprise the general spectator at first glance, but which to me heightens the poetical impression of the whole.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

Being on the show also heightened both dancers' faith in humanity after seeing the members of the public who came to their aid.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

One group that could help older Americans cope with the heightened level of policy risk is financial advisers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

“In an environment of continued heightened uncertainty, this calibrated adjustment to the policy stance builds on the tightening in April,” the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

"The snakes' heightened sense of smell may allow them to recognize one another as something more like siblings -- especially given the high levels of inbreeding -- than as prey," Gray says.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

As October waned, the tension all over the backstretch heightened.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The outbreak is still not under control and is taking place in a conflict zone with very mobile populations – heightening the need for a vaccine to help stop the spread of disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

OTTAWA—Prices for goods made in Canada rose again in April, heightening the risk increases will be passed along to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

“For me, I’m heightening contradictions,” Riley says of his film’s handmade aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic into their habitats and heightening the risks of collision, researchers told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Charity moves toward the fire, the hysteria heightening.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman