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Cybersecurity stocks have been hot this year as investors have reasoned that artificial intelligence will heighten the need for digital protection.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Exports rose 36.3% from a year earlier in September, beating market expectations and potentially threatening to heighten trade tensions with major partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

A dry winter will make the current drought worse and heighten government concerns.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

This is focused on a dispute with Saudi Arabia but heightens insecurity for international shipping.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Coverage of the 1986 World Series doesn’t mention Boston’s 68-year stretch without a title, which heightens the devastation of their Game 6 loss to the New York Mets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Tehran’s evolving strategy will likely make it harder to reach a durable agreement to end the conflict, and heightens the risk of more-frequent rounds of escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

This speech from an unexpected quarter further heightens their hopes, already rapidly rising.

From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Mayne Reid

"If we had any of the kind of critical intelligence you mentioned, leading us to believe she posed a threat to Taiwanese society, we would have definitely flagged her for heightened review," Chiu said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Look for heightened efforts to address Social Security’s solvency woes as a result of the election.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

The heightened scrutiny of Huang may start with Nvidia’s internal investigation, but it won’t stop there.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

“As we navigate heightened macro uncertainties and ongoing volatility, our conviction in building a deeper and more diverse multi-asset ecosystem has only strengthened.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Its air of invulnerability was heightened by the darkness of her eyes.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Climate change has been heating up Southern California for some time, heightening fire danger and worsening droughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

The company has bolstered the memory capacity on its devices to support these capabilities — simultaneously heightening its supply-chain cost pressures.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

He could feel a heightening of interest in the room.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier