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intensify

[in-ten-suh-fahy] / ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪ /


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But she delivered a typically combative performance that will intensify questions over a potential return to singles action at Wimbledon, which starts later in June.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In practical terms, this can intensify the electric field inside the material and slow light down, squeezing electromagnetic energy into a very small volume and boosting light-matter interactions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Nomura says Beijing may still need to intensify property-sector clean up efforts and accelerate fiscal reforms to support weaker regions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

On Wall Street, chatter about a summer “melt-up” has started to intensify.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Their slow progress down the River of Doubt continued to intensify everyone's growing anxiety.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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