intensify

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“As U.S. diesel stocks near storage limits, downward pressure on diesel prices would intensify, compressing U.S. refining margins, and likely incentivize U.S. refiners to reduce output,” the team wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Those changes can then intensify pain and make daily activities more difficult, creating a difficult-to-break "vicious cycle."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

More than 90 percent of Nepal's electricity comes from hydropower, but extensive damage to its river projects has prompted questions about its energy security as climate and geological risks intensify.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

In some cases, the medical system may intensify the outbreak, like a lens that focuses sunlight on a heap of tinder.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

“Thus, if disruptions persist into spring 2027 or oil infrastructure damage intensifies, ICE Brent front month contracts may have to spike well above $150/bbl to curb global oil demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"It kind of intensifies a general feeling of lack of stability," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Economic forecasts for the coming months continue to be grim as fighting in the Middle East intensifies.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The light from the Obayifo’s stare intensifies for a moment.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Good's killing triggered protests in Minneapolis and intensified scrutiny of the administration's deportation campaign.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The selling intensified and turned chaotic in Thursday’s trading session, with bond markets in France, Greece and Italy swinging between gains and losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The pandemic intensified the rate of those closures.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Her death sparked nationwide protests that intensified after another Minneapolis resident, Alex Pretti, was killed by immigration agents on 24 January.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But as the situation in Germany darkened and the fight over a possible boycott intensified, many of his arguments began to take a different turn.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

A growing parade of companies—from Anthropic to Dunkin’ owner Inspire Brands—have revisited their listing plans as spiking bond yields, volatile oil prices and an intensifying debate around AI safety dent investor enthusiasm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

And a rapid expansion in university enrolment raised the bar for achievement, intensifying competition.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

A tropical storm rapidly intensifying into a “very dangerous” hurricane in the Pacific Ocean could potentially bring more muggy weather to Southern California, forecasters say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Understanding this transition is important because rapidly intensifying storms can give coastal communities and emergency managers very little time to respond.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, high on the Southeast Ridge, Ang Dorje and Lhakpa Chhiri pressed on resolutely through the intensifying storm toward Hall.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer