heightened

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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

The written word compels you to think and a heightened conscience is one of the essential elements required to bring about change.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Norepinephrine is often elevated in anxiety disorders, and the UC Davis researchers suggest that this heightened arousal may increase the brain's demand for choline.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The two nations have de-escalated from a tit-for-tat trade war last year that heightened tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Pro-French sympathies were further heightened in July by the sudden influx of 2,100 French refugees, who were fleeing a fierce slave rebellion in Santo Domingo.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy