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 bike lane is raised a little from the street, and then the sidewalk is raised a little from the bike lane.—Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026 Johnson was injured last season, but few have raised their profile in the offseason more than him.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026 Samsung has already raised prices on last year’s Galaxy Z Fold7 phones by $80.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026 Fernandes was also raised as a potential target in internal meetings at Real Madrid.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
4 July 2026 Funds have also been raised to send underprivileged children to different day camps, and a scholarship has been established at her theater group, Lindsey says.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026 The floors are being raised, the ceilings lifted, the structure reinforced with steel and concrete, and the open floor plan complemented by smart home technologies and high-performance internal systems.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 July 2026 But last year, Australia’s National Rodeo Association raised the age limit to 18, boosting Bella’s ambition to one day ride in adult comps.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026 Now, a study from researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the University of Virginia and Harvard University published in Science has raised a new concern that remote work worsens mental health.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Research has shown that there is a 42% increased likelihood of tuning in to a full game after watching clips and interviews on TikTok, according to WARC Media.
The rising ratio of price to income, coupled with elevated interest rates, has put homeownership out of reach for millions of millennial and Gen Z Americans.
—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Julia Giarmoleo, an EPA spokesperson, said the monitors did not detect elevated metals, but would not provide a copy of the data without a federal records request.
In an April assessment, Control Risks already treated it as a standing planning assumption, which reprices redundancy, war-risk insurance and evacuation planning rather than compliance programmes.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Audience members then gave the star a standing ovation.
He was replaced by Victor Robles, who got hit by a pitch on the right wrist in the bottom of the third and was lifted in favor of Weston Wilson in the fifth.
—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
This bikini’s feminine sweetheart neckline offers a classic, lifted silhouette made for beach days or backyard pool parties.
With more games together, James eventually fostered better chemistry with Dončić and Reaves.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The virtual oar-yanking celebration in a baseball atmosphere was one of those weird juxtapositions that seem to get fostered whenever a World Cup fanbase descends upon a host city.
Montgomery’s death provoked an outpouring of heartfelt support.
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Sarah M.S. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
What the 1998 demolition unexpectedly uncovered roiled Miami and provoked a worldwide outcry — a mysterious set of 24 holes carved into the limestone bedrock in a perfect circle, 38 feet in diameter.
Earlier this year, the phone erected for Ruby and Hart Campbell was moved to a more public location.
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Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
During this visit to shore, his 12th, his crimes have included picking fights with parked cars and smashing through barriers erected to keep him off roads.
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