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And while one more leg down in bonds would present an “incredible buying opportunity,” McDonald said, surging energy prices are continuing to heighten the risk of recession.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Building material tariffs heighten market uncertainty, strain supply chains and increase construction costs," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

Still, the central bank’s view that underlying consumer inflation may exceed its 2% price stability target suggests a potential acceleration in the pace of rate hikes if such risks heighten, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Hunger can heighten perception, but not when combined with extreme fatigue; I suppose all my senses were very much deadened.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Feeding wild birds heightens the risk of disease transmission at feeding locations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

The risk of smashups heightens the excitement at more than a dozen docking events around the bay, which can pull in several thousand spectators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

It heightens them and forms a double deception.

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Theophila Carlile Campbell

Her fears have only heightened as personal computers, instant messages, and social platforms became the default mediators for everyday human relationships.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Security at the base had reportedly been heightened recently.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The planned offering comes amid heightened investor interest in drone technology, with unmanned aerial vehicles dominating wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

For boys there is pressure to find informal work to help support their families, for girls there are heightened issues around safety.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

For Burnham, too, the meeting in the Rookery had produced a heightened awareness of how little time remained.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“The Crazy Uncle Joe Show” has helped Black be a good listener in life, heightening his awareness of the world around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The gap between U.S. and Japan interest rates had been contributing to the yen’s recent weakness, heightening its appeal for the so-called carry trade, in which traders use low-yielding currencies to invest in higher-yielding assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

And I’m sure the threat of being sued by your current employer is just heightening any anxiety you already have around the job-hunting process.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, located in the so-called "Dry Corridor", all set monthly temperature records in both June and July, heightening concerns over famine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry