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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
heighten .
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Examples
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Each word heightens the greatness of the sacrifice demanded, and is a fresh thrust of the dagger into Abraham's very life.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Alexander Maclaren 1868
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The recall heightens safety scrutiny of Japan's largest automakers.
Bloomberg 2010
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The recall heightens safety scrutiny of Japan's largest automakers.
Bloomberg 2010
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Focused attention on each word heightens its potential ambiguities; the text is also embedded more deeply in the viewer's consciousness, in part because of the conscious act of retrieval.
Chicago Reader 2010
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The recall heightens safety scrutiny of Japan's largest automakers.
Bloomberg 2010
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The recall heightens safety scrutiny of Japan's largest automakers.
Bloomberg 2010
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Adam Cole, the global chief of foreign exchange strategy for RBC Dominion Securities in Europe, said in a research note that the pound will probably "trade in lock-step" with the opinion polls for the duration of the election campaign, while Scotia Capital noted that the election call heightens the likelihood of the Bank of England standing still on monetary policy until a new government is formed.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2010
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The recall heightens safety scrutiny of Japan's largest automakers.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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Adam Cole, the global chief of foreign exchange strategy for RBC Dominion Securities in Europe, said in a research note that the pound will probably "trade in lock-step" with the opinion polls for the duration of the election campaign, while Scotia Capital noted that the election call heightens the likelihood of the Bank of England standing still on monetary policy until a new government is formed.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Babad 2010
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The recall heightens safety scrutiny of Japan's largest automakers.
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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