raised
Americanadjective
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fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
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Cooking. made light by the use of yeast or other ferment but not with baking powder, soda, or the like.
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The narrower question raised by Freeman’s tweet is whether states can bar—and in cases like Wisconsin, already have barred—betting on elections by voters.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the three-page letter published Sunday evening, Arnault responded to a series of points raised in Le Monde’s articles with a mix of sarcasm, self-defense and score-settling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Berk raised a series of text messages where Hernandez suggested she had bipolar disorder, but Olmedo froze that line of questioning as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some have suggested this threshold should be raised significantly so that many more people would qualify for means-tested support.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A man in boots and jodhpurs standing beside the cameraman raised a megaphone and shouted, “Ready! Action!”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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