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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The Met Gala is an exclusive annual fundraiser that raises money for the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
11 Aug. 2026 Delivering medicine raises the stakes because patients may rely on the package for their care.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2026 One podcast ad company told Podnews the arrangement raises questions about ads that were paid for and stitched into audio while the platform actively encourages listeners not to hear them.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2026 Higher oil prices are renewing concerns about price pressures just as the sharp slowdown in hiring raises questions about the strength of consumer spending and the broader economy.—
Joseph Wilkins,lee Ying Shan,yun Li,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2026 And when the stakes are as high as that, the blood pressure raises.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Aug. 2026 Washington raises the stakes Across Latin America, right-leaning political candidates have gained ground by putting public order at the center of their campaigns.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
10 Aug. 2026 Hosted by the Piatt Family Foundation, Rock, Reggae & Relief raises money each year for a local organization.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
10 Aug. 2026 The fact that the process is voluntary raises questions about how the administration will enforce it.—
Emily Forlini,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2026
Noun
My salary has been compressed by decades of raises well below inflation and stagnant institutional pay scales.—
Francisco Ruiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2026 Nick Schroeder, an analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, said the Department of Finance didn’t include the raises in the budget nor give direct notice of its absence, saying the only indication of unfunded raises was the omission itself.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2026 Tough year Slim raises are not a one-time quirk for local workers.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 Aug. 2026 Next summer, Kirill Marchenko, Denton Mateychuk, Johnson and Voronkov will also be RFAs in line for significant raises.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
4 Aug. 2026 There are plenty of reasons why an actor might agree to take less money, from helping their costars get raises and reducing production costs to ensuring that the crew gets fed.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 July 2026 Automate contributions and schedule small increases after raises or at regular intervals.—
Kristin Vance Richards,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2026 The budget also adds a thousand special education staff members, keeps individual school budgets flat, and includes $143 million in raises.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
30 July 2026 If policymakers hike, Warsh will have to provide a window into their outlook in order to stop markets from reacting in anticipation of a series of raises that may never come.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
29 July 2026
Researchers say the practice elicits a stronger response from the parasympathetic nervous system, the network of nerves that helps the body relax after stress.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Aug. 2026
Bedward elicits commentary from latter-day scholars, historians, and Vodou priests.
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