to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation
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Recent Examples of raised
Adjective
Like the full flagships, the FE is getting a raised camera bump similar to what’s been installed on the Galaxy Z Fold series for a couple of generations now.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
Jude Bellingham raised his arms and applauded, smiling all the while.—Miami Herald,
12 July 2026 Appointment television has become a rarity for Gen Z, which was raised on on-demand cartoons and can’t even identify a channel guide.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2026 The firm also raised its price target to $39 per share from $38 and believes the stock is just too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
11 July 2026 By combining public grants and private venture capital, the company has raised over €650 million ($740 million) within three years.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 July 2026 Younger people are more likely to embrace socialism than older voters raised during the Cold War, for whom socialism may conjure images of an impoverished, freedom-less society like the former Communist bloc in Eastern Europe.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 July 2026 Try to find ones that have raised ports, not ones with replaceable flowers, because mold can get trapped in them.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2026 All of the band's members were born and raised in rural Arkansas.—Arkansas Online,
11 July 2026 Johnson was injured last season, but few have raised their profile in the offseason more than him.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
The organization has added several layers of scouting and analytics over the past 24 months, and one of the results is an increased level of activity involving college defenders.
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Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Research has shown that there is a 42% increased likelihood of tuning in to a full game after watching clips and interviews on TikTok, according to WARC Media.
His blood work likewise appeared normal, giving no indications of anything amiss, such as an elevated white blood cell count that might signal a parasitic infection.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has warned the public to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in the water at several Los Angeles County beaches due to elevated bacteria levels.
Fans chasing atmosphere can weigh the perks of upgrading, whether that means a club level, a standing-room social area or a section known for being the loudest in the building.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2026
The fans gave it, then gave it again, this time in the form of a standing ovation after Djokovic won the tiebreak and stood at Centre Court, his arms stretched wide.
That performance has lifted its stock on the Indian bourses fivefold since 2021 and 25% over the past year.
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Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2026
Since the incident began, the size of the frozen zone in which crews work to stabilize the building has gradually been reduced, roads have reopened and many of the vacate orders have been lifted.
Montgomery’s death provoked an outpouring of heartfelt support.
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Sarah M.S. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
What the 1998 demolition unexpectedly uncovered roiled Miami and provoked a worldwide outcry — a mysterious set of 24 holes carved into the limestone bedrock in a perfect circle, 38 feet in diameter.
Earlier this year, the phone erected for Ruby and Hart Campbell was moved to a more public location.
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Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
During this visit to shore, his 12th, his crimes have included picking fights with parked cars and smashing through barriers erected to keep him off roads.
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