heightened

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At Armstrong's youth programme, it has heightened a sense of community among parents, who set up group chats to co-ordinate lifts for children of fearful families.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

On Saturday, security was heightened at the airport as well as the Jantar Mantar protest site, with steel barricades set up at key points.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The job requires “not only operational and strategic capability but also strong stakeholder management amid heightened geopolitical dynamics,” the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

So of course there is this heightened interest in who America’s son marries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Hoagland necessarily considered everyone a world-political creature, with a heightened persona, a neurotic cultural manner.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee