beefed up

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That report, while stronger than analysts had forecast, included beefed-up commitments on AI capex and operating expenses that will dig deep into profit margins and weaken its balance sheet.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Here’s the catch: The new and beefed-up tax breaks are only for people at certain income levels .

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

But amid concern about child health and strains on the NHS, some academics are asking whether a beefed-up approach to counselling is needed, with more funding and laser-focused intervention.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Just four months ago, Mayor Karen Bass called for beefed-up security on transit lines following a rash of violent clashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

After parking the department’s speedy beefed-up hovercar on the roof of the San Francisco Hall of Justice on Lombard Street, bounty hunter Rick Deckard, briefcase in hand, descended to Harry Bryant’s office.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick