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Amplifying the problem is the fact that supply-chain issues in 2022 led car buyers to pay more than the suggested retail price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Amplifying the gravity of the moment was the isolation, with an internet blackout rendering it almost impossible for Iranians to reach out to relatives and friends abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Amplifying the crunch in working capital is the Supreme Court ruling Friday that global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were illegal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Amplifying this naturally occurring biogeochemical process in arid lands could convert these currently unproductive and degraded ecosystems into carbon sinks with healthier soil and plants, the authors say.

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

Amplifying tubes are made to stand a plate potential of 100 volts and this is the kind you must use.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)