heighten

Example Sentences

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“These challenges are exacerbated by heightened geopolitical risks, especially in a world where critical minerals have become a top priority national security concern for the U.S., China and other regions.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That raises the prospect of heightened pressure on margins, and in turn growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added: "This latest incident only heightens the need for robust safeguards to protect those who serve and their families."

From BBC

“But this surface normality sits uneasily atop a much more strained underlying environment. The disconnect between relatively calm economic and financial conditions on the one hand, and heightened geopolitical tensions on the other, is striking.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A nonprofit proposes to eliminate Catalina Island’s deer population using contracted hunters, saying the nonnative animals heighten wildfire risk by eating native vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times