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Temperatures are forecast to rise, and wind later this week could heighten conditions for fire to spread more easily, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Adam Wharton's man-of-the-match performance in the final will only serve to heighten the feeling the midfielder is destined to join an elite club.

From BBC ● May 28, 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

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

That the absence of children, all children, would heighten the adults’ remorse.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

Investors are willing to accept such rates because of the volatility of AI shares, which heightens the appeal of the potential stock conversion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Greater interconnectedness owing to such circular financing structures heightens concerns of systemic spillovers should an adverse shock affect even a single entity,” they note.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

In floods the ground inundated on either side of a stream intercepts some part of the detritus, which is then spread over the flood-plain and gradually heightens it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

“Should the parent/affiliate company experience financial stress, negative impacts to the insurer are heightened due to the higher exposure,” it said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Concerns heightened among activists after one of the two proposed settlements, hashed out between Charter and Commissioner Matthew Baker, the commission’s Public Advocates Office and the California Emerging Technology Fund, failed to include diversity efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

A Japanese defense white paper cited growing military coordination between China, Russia and North Korea as a heightened security risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

This was heightened when USA striker Folarin Balogun escaped a ban after being sent off at the World Cup.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The second group, the people who were acting, showed the same physiological responses, the same heightened heart rate and body temperature, as the first group.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Great for heightening drama, terrible for addressing the country's immediate difficulties.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

A super-strength El Niño appears to be taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, heightening concerns that Southern California could be in for an extreme rainy season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Prices for goods made in Canada rose 2% in April, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase and heightening risk to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Cutie said nothing, nor did any other robot, but Donovan became aware of a sudden heightening of tension.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov