heightening

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OTTAWA—Prices for goods made in Canada rose again in April, heightening the risk increases will be passed along to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“For me, I’m heightening contradictions,” Riley says of his film’s handmade aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

That in turn is heightening competition over who can use AI to help do more with a lot less, freeing up money to spend on expensive chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The situation looks to have only worsened, with local media reporting in late March that a shipment of more than 180,000 metric tons of fuel had failed to arrive, heightening supply concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry