heightened

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“It’s likely to cause heightened unease within the shipping industry, which was already reluctant to commit vessels returning to the Persian Gulf,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

But heightened concerns about the health effects of sun exposure have brought an ever-growing number of tents, canopies and other products.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

Every time the local authority removed it, at a cost, the cone would reappear and appeals for it to stop only heightened resolve.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

“Quantitative strategies are not immune to periods in which statistical relationships break down.Episodes of heightened volatility can create significant short-term dislocations.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Revere has a penetrating glance and thoughtful pose which are heightened by the sharp light, lending him an unusually forceful presence.

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