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 row reached the competition jury’s press conference the day after the opening ceremony, where a reporter raised the question of historical fact and creative freedom.—
Ophélie Surcouf,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2026 Alternatively, funding is raised by high-yield corporate bond issuance or private credit borrowing.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2026 The new startup raised $8 million in a seed round that same year at a $35 million valuation, and formally announced its launch on September 29 this year.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2026 Rachel Rubin, the founder and CEO of Spark Admissions, said her firm has had more than a dozen calls with families who raised concerns about campus safety and culture at Cornell.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2026 After Comcast was identified as a donor last year, lawmakers raised concerns of the company trying to secure favorable treatment form the government related to merger reviews or enforcement actions.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2026 Johnson and the unidentified man raised their guns at each other.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2026 Trace has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Serena Ventures, with participation from Shakti VC.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2026 But the revelation has also raised questions about what Leo knew and when, given his poignant prayers in late September at a French shrine where Catholics believe miraculous cures have occurred.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Oct. 2026
On top of the complimentary access to the American Express Global Lounge Collection®, the card provides increased status with Hilton Honors and Marriott Bonvoy and Leaders Club Sterling Status (enrollment required; terms and limitations apply).
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
9 Oct. 2026
Weather conditions act as wildcards, while increased demand remains a constant source of pressure.
Analysts point out that as market concerns over financing risks for AI related firms escalate, investors are reassessing the impact of elevated interest rates on economic growth and corporate debt servicing capacity.
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CNBC,
16 Oct. 2026
Founded in 2013 by Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel, Mansur Gavriel is known for its elevated products with a focus on material, technique and shape.
That flattened front-end design is lifted loosely from the GT1 Le Mans racer, while the back half has tinges of the 959.
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Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
15 Oct. 2026
Motorists, fed up with the second malfunction of the week, got out of their cars and lifted the arms so others could drive under, either venturing into or out of the Folsom Boulevard commuter traffic.
Mexico was struggling with debt crises, declining energy revenues, and the related breakdown of the ruling party’s half-century-old corporatist model, which had fostered a centralized, closed economy.
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Robert B. Zoellick,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Oct. 2026
This goldilocks amount of new technology in the ’90s also fostered a uniquely creative period.
The plans laid out by the founder of the Gaza Children Village in a webinar last month have elicited ethical, safety and privacy concerns from some Palestinian and advocacy groups and at least one of the charity's partners.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2026
Unsurprisingly, the new regulation promptly elicited a lawsuit from California, 20 other states, the District of Columbia and from cities and counties.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Oct. 2026
Oceanfront homes in coastal California cities, such as Long Beach and Newport Beach, were partially submerged as heavy surf breached sand berms that had been erected to keep the water away.
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Adrian Florido,
NPR,
11 Oct. 2026
Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.
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