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And right now, millions of Americans are facing monumental financial uncertainty, heightening the odds that some of them get stuck in the cycle.

They are also worried about businesses canceling conferences and cutting travel expenses, and families forgoing vacations because of heightening economic pressures.

The idea of a worker in another region, in another country, remotely controlling a machine that’s acting and doing things here is an exaggeration or a heightening of that basic dynamic that surrounds us.

The rescue was called off due to limited daylight and because storms were expected to bring more snow and wind, heightening the risk of another avalanche.

"Serious information went missing because the site of the accident was not sealed," experts say, increasing public anger and heightening speculation of a cover-up.