fortifies

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The Dodgers reacquire reliever Joe Kelly and add starter Lance Lynn from the White Sox as the team fortifies its pitching staff ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

A shrinking and aging population has huge implications for the economy and for national security as Japan fortifies its military to counter China’s increasingly assertive territorial ambitions.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

In a parallel to the sequence in which Bill fortifies his neighborhood, we see Joel and Ellie stock up for their road trip, grabbing clean clothes, toilet paper, deodorant and other basics.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

Instead, Kim fortifies her with a profound resolve and tenderness, speaking volumes through the cast of her gaze or her low, soft voice.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

A work has been accomplished which dissipates doubts and alarms, puts an end to angry controversies, fortifies the Constitution of the country, and strengthens the bond of the Union.

From A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. by Dexter, Franklin