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Simon: "Did Graham have high highs and low lows? I mean, when he scored 100 against Australia or whatever? I just wonder whether he was a person of heightened emotions?"

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The planned offering comes amid heightened investor interest in drone technology, with unmanned aerial vehicles dominating wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“It’s the times we live in. We have to have heightened security around all of our nice things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Jefferies analyst Jeffrey Favuzza wrote in a Tuesday note that heightened enthusiasm going into Meta Connect could potentially lead to a “sell-the-news event,” especially after the stock popped 11% on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

A deep gloom spread through me, heightened by noise of talk, laughter and jukebox jazz from the bar downstairs.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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