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The bank also suggests that the U.S. court ruling striking down tariffs will heighten market uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The lack of bodies will heighten demands among the club's support for United to bolster Amorim's squad with new arrivals in the January transfer window.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Similarly, Shake Shack called kiosks a “key tool” that will heighten total digital sales.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024

The latest attack will heighten security concerns ahead of the Paris Olympics.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

"I have something to tell you about our cousin Mr. Ladislaw, which I think will heighten your opinion of him," said Dorothea to her husband in the coarse of the evening.

From Middlemarch by Eliot, George