calcify
Example Sentences
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In response to a detailed list of questions, a senior State Department official said fast, drastic changes to foreign aid were necessary to reform a “calcified system.”
From Salon
As they feed on seaweed and seagrass, they trim back algae and help protect slow-growing species such as corals and certain calcifying algae.
From Science Daily
Networking isn’t like traditional manufacturing or energy infrastructure where market share calcifies over decades.
From Barron's
“Yes, there he is, look at that — calcified knees,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
The new AD will work with a president who saw how the old model of college sports had become “calcified.”
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