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 core interest aside from this being the final of a six-week long competition that only happens every four years is the country of Messi’s birth taking on the country that raised him.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 July 2026 And that made his recent comments about former Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly especially noteworthy, as his departure for the Philadelphia Phillies has raised questions about whether the Blue Jays batting order can succeed without him.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2026 Newsom raised $250,000 for his Campaign For Democracy PAC after asking supporters for donations to shore up his legal defense, hours after announcing the DOJ probe on June 15.—
Lia Russell
july 17,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2026 Born and raised in McMinnville, interior designer Raven Young is active in the town’s Historic Zoning Commission and Main Street McMinnville initiative.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
18 July 2026 The national organization has already raised some $500 million for the initiative.—
P.r. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2026 Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, raised more than the other Republicans and was by far the biggest spender.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 July 2026 Jude Bellingham raised his arms and applauded, smiling all the while.—Miami Herald,
12 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
As grocery prices remain elevated and food inflation continues to pressure household budgets, that’s why millions of Americans continue to feel financially squeezed even as inflation has moderated.
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Hank Cardello,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2026
Water levels may remain elevated through the next high tide cycle along the Louisiana and Texas coastline but should subside thereafter.
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MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2026
After that, Ginn was pulled by manager Mark Kotsay and received a standing ovation.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
19 July 2026
Subsequent after-show additions to her Instagram Story included re-posts of audience member IGs with photos and brief video clips of the Hacks actor taking her bows at curtain to a standing ovation.
The value of Iran’s oil revenue in dollars peaked by one-and-a-half times from April through July compared to the same period last year, according to Iranian media, after the US temporarily lifted crippling sanctions.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
24 July 2026
That led to most Canadian provinces banning the sale of American booze as of March 2025 (only Alberta and Saskatchewan have lifted their bans).
Broadnose sevengill sharks are considered aggressive when provoked and are classified as dangerous in both Australia and New Zealand, per the Institute.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 July 2026
Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life.
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation want the state and feds to confirm in federal court that the controversial immigration detention center hastily erected in the Everglades has permanently closed and will not reopen.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2026
In the face of a flood of Chinese EVs, many countries have erected trade barriers to either protect local industries or leverage the Chinese desire for market access to grow manufacturing employment.
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