intensified

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Castro’s closest family and friends have recently stopped engaging in their daily routines—the first time they have hunkered down since Washington intensified its pressure campaign, said a person close to the family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"Domestic headwinds look to have intensified last month, especially when it comes to construction activity," Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics wrote following Monday's data publication.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The explosive growth of electric vehicles has intensified the search for ways to make electric motors more energy efficient.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Dr Charlotte Galpin, associate professor in German and European politics at the University of Birmingham, said abuse of politicians had intensified since the Brexit vote in 2016.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

But as the situation in Germany darkened and the fight over a possible boycott intensified, many of his arguments began to take a different turn.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown