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intensify

[in-ten-suh-fahy] / ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪ /


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But as an adult in the workforce, she saw the breakouts return and intensify.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the Pacific, El Nino's effect on the atmosphere leaves little vertical wind shear over the Pacific, creating favorable conditions for hurricanes to intensify.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

It will intensify further to a category 2 storm by Friday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

As corporate rivalries intensify, compatible services may come and go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I feel the unseen energy intensify for a moment, as if it’s focusing on us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

As dry conditions develop elsewhere, fire activity intensifies in the central and eastern Amazon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

El Nino is associated with higher global temperatures, and a stronger cycle intensifies the extreme weather patterns it brings to different regions, like drought or heavy rain.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

But Underwood’s cash-in inevitably intensifies the pressure on the 19-year-old Michigan native after a disappointing performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“To speak of the curse only intensifies the curse.”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

The legal fight intensified this month after the government began large-scale tree removal on the course without giving the court or plaintiffs notice.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The debate intensified after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned in September, publicly warning about the dangers of unchecked AI development.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

As the investigation intensified, Taylor Farms representatives met privately with White House officials.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Speculation about an additional hike intensified this week after an unexpectedly firm inflation report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As the angry reaction intensified worldwide, Richard and Pat Nixon spent a lonely Christmas in their Key Biscayne home.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

It’s no doubt a concession to the intensifying public narrative that no one likes what Netflix has to offer these days.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

In commodity markets, Hayes opines, “high prices cure high prices,” meaning that the huge margins that were on offer for the chip makers will evaporate because of the intensifying competition for cheaper suppliers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

El Nino will continue intensifying until a December peak, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

That pre-Monday dread isn’t a new phenomenon, but there’s reason to believe it’s intensifying as workloads mount and job security ebbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

We were aware that the struggle was intensifying, and that the efforts of the enemy were similarly increasing.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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