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
The judge also raised concerns the effort would disenfranchise eligible voters and create election chaos.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2026 Koizumi raised concern Thursday about China's increasing naval activity in southwestern Japan.—
Jim Gomez,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2026 But the stakes are raised when Mayor Ellis (Tommy Miles) brings in Largesse Productions, a national events planning company owned by the formidable Tate (Jenifer Lewis), in an effort to bring jobs and money back to the ailing town.—
Rachel Labonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2026 However, the Good Wife star primarily lives in Connecticut, where her late husband grew up and where the couple raised their two daughters, Isabel and Lily.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
29 Oct. 2026 Omordia, who lives in London, was born and raised in Romania to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father.—
Megan Fitzgerald,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2026 That’s in part because the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies raised costs for millions.—
Bob Herman,
STAT,
29 Oct. 2026 Though raised in a Mexican household, Silva didn’t celebrate Día de los Muertos until after meeting her husband, who introduced her to the specifics of the holiday.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2026 The Cognition investment was part of the startup’s Series E funding round in September, which raised more than $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation.—
Morgan Chittum,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2026
Ketamine can cause a slew of other side effects, including delirium, amnesia, increased salivation, abnormal eye movements, high blood pressure and potentially fatal breathing problems.
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Christopher P. Holstege,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2026
The streamer has faced increased competition of late and slower growth.
These private, elevated spaces so intrinsic to the character of the property will remain closed to the public while management seeks a practical solution.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Oct. 2026
The good news this week though is that by Friday, as the full moon begins to fade, tides will ease slowly while remaining elevated.
Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet.
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Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2026
The Russian star's two kids handled that announcement, and the crowd gave a standing ovation.
The success elicited loud cheers in mission control, which viewers saw and heard on JAXA's launch webcast.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2026
Perhaps the only prominent Ukrainian who has demanded a wartime election is Fedorov, the former defense minister who elicited the comment about Starshield from Musk.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2026
Under a rerouting plan, original power lines were moved north, erected next to existing infrastructure, or affixed with visual warning systems or bird diverters.
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Sara Herschander,
Vox,
22 Oct. 2026
The latest standoff is over a pair of revenue-generating digital billboards the tribe erected on the Sunrise Highway that the state Department of Transportation claims pose a dangerous distraction to passing motorists.
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