intensify

Example Sentences

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“If the current de-escalation proves temporary and we see hostilities intensify again, the market would likely begin pricing in that path.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“If the shock does intensify, the response of firms and workers may be faster than last time,” Lagarde said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“Markets are seizing with both hands any notion that this war will not intensify further and drag out longer and land the global economy in a ditch,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Major stock markets in Asia slumped on Monday after Washington and Tehran threatened to intensify hostilities, as the Iran war enters its fourth week.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I collapsed to my knees, desperately willing the dizziness to intensify, the transferal to come...

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler