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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An Indian institution that’s built its operations around a foreign foundation model has no real recourse if that vendor raises prices, withdraws the model, hits new export restrictions or gets caught in a geopolitical dispute over chip access.—
Sajal Singh,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2026 Israel, like many countries, raises money by selling bonds to investors, who then receive repayments with interest after a specified time period.—
Sharon Udasin,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Sep. 2026 Dispute over church property The lawsuit also raises a separate and potentially significant financial issue involving church property.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
8 Sep. 2026 Jung’s original distinction raises a question in the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI).—
Paul Jones,
Scientific American,
7 Sep. 2026 The disaster was made worse by the river’s enormous sediment load, which raises its bed and makes catastrophic breaches possible.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2026 Driving through any major city in Miami-Dade or Broward raises your likelihood of having your personal data searched by law enforcement agencies without your consent and for any reason, a Miami Herald analysis found.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2026 However, the timing raises questions about whether recent criticism of Magnus influenced the decision.—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2026 The update raises that limit to 700, including 100 tied to a potential new ferry dock.—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 Sep. 2026
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Room for Disagreement Some Democrats were worried less about their individual candidates or the DCCC’s ability to compete, and more about the Democratic National Committee’s ability to help candidates in tight raises.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2026 Last year, the mayor and City Council opted not to take raises and use the money instead to fund AEDs at parks.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2026 And meager pay raises have made rising prices more painful for many.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2026 Firefighters, meanwhile, are seeking raises of 10% in the first year, 7% in the second and 5% in year three.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2026 In 2023, lawmakers set aside $4 billion for public education, including raises for teachers.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2026 The raises were outlined in the California Association Professional Scientists UAW Local 1115 collective bargaining agreement.—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2026 However, they’re heavily weighted toward beginning educators, who can expect to see raises of around 17%.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Aug. 2026
The development provokes a leadership shake-up on both committees, prompting speculation on who will fill the spots when the next Congress opens in January.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2026
The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.
King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
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Laura Preston,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2026
Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community.
Why wouldn’t the players want a system that pays them a larger share of the overall revenue, increases their salary minimums and gives them earlier access to arbitration eligibility and free agency?
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Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2026
Even people who carry the APOE4 gene, which increases the risk of later-in-life Alzheimer’s, still benefited from a healthier middle age.
—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2026
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