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[reyz] / reɪz /








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The campaign will also aim to raise awareness about life stages such as childbirth, the menopause, stress and erectile dysfunction, as well as other health conditions.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is in talks to raise around $4 billion in new funding at a valuation of about $20 billion, according to sources.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The Brockmans are among the thousands across the globe who have watched Jackie and Shadow bond and raise chicks via webcams installed by the nonprofit, Anna Brockman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“The 2023 restrictions did not raise the standards, they abandoned them,” Ricardo Rosselló, the former governor of Puerto Rico, a drug-manufacturing hub, told the committee.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Dad raise his voice.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The Taft High senior simply raises his arm and touches his wrist, then touches his elbow.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Jefferies keeps a buy rating on the stock and raises its target price 12% to 284.03 Australian dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In other words, raises are still coming for many workers — but the average size of those pay bumps is becoming more modest.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

His move now raises questions about how the scheme might operate.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Not until Mom raises an eyebrow and says, “You’d better be more polite at dinner with the Reyeses tonight than you’re being with me. Or else there’ll be consequences.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Her mother, who was raised in Mexico, later met her father there.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

These raised features appear while the rifts are still moving or soon after the movement stops.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Taken together, these donations account for the vast majority of the $13 million that America First Agricultural Action Inc. has raised so far this cycle.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

His blog, they argued, raised the public’s awareness and understanding of the high court.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The Mallons stopped rowing, their oars raised, and Cunningham rode another few feet into the surf.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Its main tool to achieve this is the economy's key interest rate -- raising rates tends to curtail economic activity and high prices, while lowering them encourages hiring and investment but can also stoke inflation.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The company could get aggressive at these auctions by not only collecting spectrum as a potential bargaining chip, but also by bidding up prices and raising the cost of business for its rivals, Zhu noted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

The medical-technology company said it now expects sales of $6.6 billion to $6.9 billion for the full year, raising the bottom end of its prior range of $6.5 billion to $6.9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

That means any major new spending commitments would likely require difficult choices: such as raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

A sharp breeze curled around them, raising the petals completely off his skin and taking the shape of a cyclone.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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