heated

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Consumer price inflation heated up in March, largely due to the biggest jump in gasoline prices on record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

While rescue workers have exhausted themselves in cold water, the odyssey has also featured heated rifts between veterinarians and self-proclaimed "whale-whisperers", fundraising scams and esoteric attempts to heal the whale through chanting.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

However, the way the analysis has been conducted has provoked heated debate.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Altman and his company, the maker of ChatGPT, have been at the center of a heated debate about whether AI will change the world for better or worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The storm heated up, the thunder booming louder, the lightning lashing harder, the air filling with the moist feeling that comes just before it rains.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye