intensified

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"This means that cases may only be escalated to emergency response mechanisms once risk has clearly intensified, rather than at earlier stages of stalking or coercive control."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A weekslong selloff in government bonds has intensified in recent days, threatening to drive up borrowing costs across the globe and knocking some momentum out of what had been a furious stock rally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

As models become more capable, the pressure from companies to launch high-performing AI agents has intensified.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The explosive growth of electric vehicles has intensified the search for ways to make electric motors more energy efficient.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The odor of old age, of dust, of unwashed clothes and stale food intensified as she unwound a moth-eaten black shawl, revealing a head of scant white hair through which the scalp showed clearly.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling