Example Sentences

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Over the last two weeks, Powell’s colleagues have amplified the message that the era of benign rate cuts—reductions the Fed could justify simply as unwinding its prior tightening—is over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Related concerns tied to dollar debasement, meanwhile, have amplified gains in precious metals and commodities, while triggering a meltdown in Bitcoin prices.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Some social media posts have amplified inaccurate information about the changes — leading the Education Department to issue a “Myth vs. Fact” explainer on the proposed modifications.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

On his terrace overlooking the Bernabéu, he explains how newly added metal plates on the stadium's exterior have amplified the sound, and shows me recorded videos of the "unbearable" noise.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Tresco might have amplified his discourse as fully as a bishop, but that at this point there was a shouting and the noise of dry boughs cracking under advancing feet.

From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)