Example Sentences

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The California governor and L.A. mayor races are heating up in the final weeks before the primary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Despite war hopes, rising energy costs are heating up inflation, though strong productivity and moderating rent may offset this.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

At the rate things are heating up on Earth, threatening to fry us alive sooner than later, this scheme could supposedly reverse or slow the damage we’ve done.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Chatbot wars are heating up, with Anthropic’s Claude highlighting the potential frustration of ads in ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Speaking of warm, my chess-playing skills are heating up.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson