stepped-up

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stepped-up

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Increased; heightened. Austria is a prime destination for smuggled people heading for the heart of the EU via Hungary from the Balkans. For many migrants, the Hungarian route remains an option despite stepped-up border patrols and a steel fence built by Hungary after the EU’s 2015 migration crisis.

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@misc{stepped_up_2026,
  title = {stepped-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stepped-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}