The American economy lost 159,000 jobs in September, the worst month of retrenchment in five years, the government reported on Friday, amplifying fears that an already painful downturn had entered a more severe stage that could persist well into next year.
Efforts stumbled anew last summer, when the government fell and two chaotic elections were held, amplifying fears of what is known in financial circles as a "Grexit" — a Greek exit from the euro.
He suggested on French radio that he had ordered his own guard not to defend him during last week's coup, amplifying fears that the president, a former general, had proved too weak to confront the northern rebels, the affiliate of Al Qaeda in the region, or his own mutinous soldiers.
These deadly ambushes on police officers are amplifying fears that it's becoming increasingly more dangerous to be a cop, and law enforcement advocates, including now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions have also correlated an apparent uptick in police line-of-duty deaths to the Black Lives Matter rhetoric.
And why is the press effortlessly amplifying Republican fear just weeks before the midterms?
There was the constant drumbeat of fear, amplifying legitimate debate about national security and the horrors occurring in Syria and Iraq with warnings about imminent domestic threats, and endless legal "crackdowns", often briefed to the Daily Telegraph before the cabinet.
Various armed groups — including Cossacks, Serbian war veterans, and unidentified gunmen — have flocked to Crimea to support pro-Russian demonstrations in its streets, amplifying insecurity and fear among residents who are not in favor of the occupation.
The National Rifle Association, founded in 1871, 80 years after the adoption of the Second Amendment, began to wield power by amplifying its members' fears of being disarmed in lawless times, and it used that energy to influence gun legislation in Washington.
Remember that campaigns are not just about the people on the placards but about parties and power, and that the wizards behind the curtains specialize in amplifying differences that stoke our fears.
To be clear, my moral position is not that the well-intentioned photographer should be denied the credit he deserves; rather that I feared we'd be amplifying a terrorist's message through the additional publicity that the top prize attracts.
