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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

Changes in the type of investor buying government bonds may heighten price volatility, the ECB said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 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

It sowed the seed for the idea of a wobble board which could heighten core strength through muscle movement, training the body to learn healthy patterns which promote overall stability.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

The ambiguity in Woman Holding a Balance serves to heighten our interest and pleasure, while the carefully organized composition expresses the artist’s underlying concept with singular clarity.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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

Experts say cases of invasive meningococcal disease tend to peak in October to November each year, which further heightens the risk for new university students.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

As the severity of Nikki’s obsession heightens, we get a few brief glimpses of the real Nikki, stuck somewhere inside her own consciousness.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

The effect heightens the romanticism of characters who are no longer lost to us in translation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026

If it is reason that distinguishes man from the brute, knowledge enlarges and heightens reason.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul

"The snakes' heightened sense of smell may allow them to recognize one another as something more like siblings -- especially given the high levels of inbreeding -- than as prey," Gray says.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump told the roughly 700 guests gathered under heightened security at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria, where the annual dinner was rescheduled after the April shooting.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Charter has been seeing pressure on subscriber trends for years as a result of this heightened competitive environment.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

US President Donald Trump will return to the White House Correspondents' Dinner amid heightened security on Friday, three months after an alleged assassination attempt forced his chaotic evacuation from the event.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

It accounted, Claire thought, for the heightened tension she felt.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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

The situation looks to have only worsened, with local media reporting in late March that a shipment of more than 180,000 metric tons of fuel had failed to arrive, heightening supply concerns.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Over the weekend, Yemen’s Houthi rebels entered the conflict, heightening concerns about possible disruptions to the Bab al-Mandeb strait-a critical chokepoint linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 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