heightened

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That's the heady, heightened atmosphere that the author has tried to capture in his novel Wimmy Road Boyz.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

However, such is the heightened appetite for risk that Goldman Sachs thinks it is that derivatives arena that should be used to protect portfolios from likely volatility in coming months.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“This heightened competition has pressured online florists to restrain prices and speed up delivery, driving down profit for major companies like 1-800-Flowers.com and FTD Companies,” analyst Matthew Buchko wrote in a February report.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Indonesia's central bank hiked its key interest rate by 0.5 points, citing "heightened global volatility caused by the war in the Middle East".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I am still afraid, but it is an intelligent fear, an extraordinarily heightened caution.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque