elevate
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Before Marc Lamont Hill was helping elevate the conversation on one of the country’s biggest podcasts, I watched him school Bill O’Reilly as a Fox contributor and Temple University professor.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Jeanine Basinger was the first film scholar to elevate the mid-20th-century melodramas known as “women’s weepies” as a genre and art form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The long legacy and history of visual arts with music, they are hand in hand because in some ways they elevate each other,” Lawrence says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Klopp's style helps to elevate all the members of his squad - not just the most talented.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“This is not a director’s play. I can only stage it so much. It’s an actor’s play. It’s up to you to elevate it.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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By making intentional decisions aligned with your goals and values, leading an active social life and contributing to a cause that elevates your spirit, you’re bound to feel more happy and fulfilled.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was the first album they recorded live in the studio since the ’90s, and that aspect elevates almost every song on this record; they all feel incredibly vibrant.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Dodgers’ massive local television deal with SportsNet LA directly elevates the franchise’s overall valuation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mr. Ogilvy, who was educated at Oxford and later became a chef, writes in propulsive prose that elevates this, his first book, above a simple history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I recalled from my music research that enjoyable music stimulates the production of the hormone serotonin, which makes us feel joy and elevates our moods by altering our brain waves.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Together with the anticipated scaling back of markets’ elevated interest-rate expectations, this limits scope for any further rises in yields, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The price of a ride in a Green SM vehicle will depend on the time and distance, Walker said, but will be competitive with Uber Comfort, an elevated ride-hailing option.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The global tech sector has been slowly recovering from a summer rout that wiped trillions off markets amid concerns about elevated stock valuations and when firms would see returns on their vast investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Some also develop dangerously elevated pressure inside the brain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
He had short, straight, jet-black hair with an elevated wave at the front.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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But we are still a long way from elevating the technology above regular human intelligence.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
She said she was honoured to be recognised at the Bafta Cymru awards and that she wants to "keep elevating our Welsh creatives and our Welsh talent".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The series has been lauded for elevating the superhero genre while presenting as a gritty crime drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The latest advancements in AI are elevating cybersecurity to the top of the CIO priority list,” CEO Nikesh Arora said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Their names were Gus and Wes and they had succeeded in elevating medicine to an exact science.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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