raising

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."

"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."

"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."

"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

"The grammar book is raising the question of whether "John" is truly the subject of the embedded clause in that sentence. "

"The linguistics professor explained that pronouncing the word "trap" with an "eh" sound instead of an "ah" sound involves raising the vowel. "

"The thief was arrested for raising a check, changing the amount from $20 to $200. "

"A division by zero will raise an exception."

"The raising of the flag each morning is a tradition at our school. "

"The high cost of raising children in the city makes it difficult for young families to thrive. "

"The company announced a new raising to expand its engineering team, seeking skilled developers and designers. "

"The school's successful fundraising event resulted in a significant raising for the new library. "

"to help at a raising"

"Linguists debated the validity of the proposed raising of "seems" from the subordinate clause within the sentence "It seems that John is happy" to the main clause position, forming "John seems to be happy." "

"Linguistic studies show that the gradual "raising" of the vowel sound in words like "trap" is becoming noticeable in certain dialects. "

"The metalworker specialized in the raising of copper bowls, using a hammer and specialized tools to slowly shape each one. "

"The baker carefully measured the raising before adding it to the dough. "

"The textile factory uses a special raising process to achieve richer, darker shades of blue in their denim. "