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 organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.—Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2026 The necropsy indicating chronic gastrointestinal disease in two of the dead belugas certainly raises questions about their condition before transport.—Chicago Tribune,
4 Oct. 2026 Now in its third edition, the event raises money for F Cancer’s early detection, prevention and psychosocial initiatives.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2026 Second Chances The reissue of Wilfrid Sheed’s 1966 novel Office Politics, about the dramas of running a literary magazine, raises the question of reprints and their popularity today.—
Conor Heffernan,
The New York Review of Books,
3 Oct. 2026 In short, if your skin feels atypical or raises an internal red flag, give your derm a call or schedule an appointment.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
2 Oct. 2026 On press access, the administration has argued that the president may set standards for White House credentials and that some outlets’ reporting raises national-security concerns.—Los Angeles Times,
2 Oct. 2026 Using the same password on multiple accounts raises your risk if one of those passwords gets stolen.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2026 Sunday’s game will also mark the annual Pink Day ODI, which raises money for cancer research and treatment.—ABC News,
27 Sep. 2026
Noun
Entry-level employees in the museum store and security and facilities associates will receive raises of between 8 and 22 percent, retroactive to July 1.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
2 Oct. 2026 Entry-level employees in the museum store will be given raises of between 8 and 22 percent, as will security and facilities staff.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Oct. 2026 Since becoming Calvo’s chief of staff, Torres has received three raises this year, records show, bringing his annual salary to $205,000, the highest salary for a chief of staff in Hialeah’s history.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
1 Oct. 2026 In addition to the 10% ratification wage increase, the four-year contract includes annual raises of 4%, with an increase of up to 6% based on merit.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2026 Inflation has dominated conversations this year in business and households, and meager pay raises have made rising prices more painful for many.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2026 These raises were initially denied — along with all other proposals with budget implications.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2026 This plays a larger role than pay raises, which can be achieved without new funding or policies.—
Kellie Lauth,
Forbes.com,
21 Sep. 2026 Walking, marching in place, or doing a few calf raises can help get blood flowing through your legs.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2026
In deceptively plain diction, the hurdle of one love relationship provokes an exploration of desire and belonging.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 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
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.
In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet.
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Darryn King,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2026
Surrounded by its own garden, the restaurant builds much of its menu upon a base of herbs and vegetables, like kale and carrots harvested mere steps from the open-concept kitchen.
That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Oct. 2026
While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.
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