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deepen

[dee-puhn] / ˈdi pən /




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Thursday and Friday's summit will be closely watched for details on how Canada and the European bloc deepen their ties.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The goal: to deepen the relationship between the entertainment giant and these key Latino internet personalities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

As more money flows toward AI software offerings, Salesforce could deepen its customer relationships while Adobe looks vulnerable, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

AI is actually more likely to deepen dependence on those platforms, he wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Old Rit hated the silence that always fell over the cabin afterward—a hush that spread and spread, and the shadows on the walls seemed to deepen.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

"Alphabet shares battered" writes the Financial Times, saying that Google's parent company "has burnt through cash" which "deepens investor fears over AI returns".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

A Red Sea crisis deepens as the Saudi East-West pipeline is shut down and the Houthis grab effective control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Arriving in Bishkek on Sunday, Xi hailed what he described as a "golden period" in relations with Central Asian Kyrgyzstan, as China deepens its influence in the historically Russia-dominated region.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Areas below 2,000 feet are expected to benefit from more moisture and humidity as the marine layer deepens into next week, but “above the marine influences, it’ll still be quite warm and dry,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

He deepens his voice, “‘Boy, you so naive, somebody could snatch you up and you’d let them.’”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Gomez's voice has also deepened with age, which is not uncommon.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A weak year for USC’s health system deepened the shortfall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A cycle of market quirks that deepened the recent U.S. bond selloff is losing steam, raising hopes that the rise in bond yields will slow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

While economists have broadly backed the measures, they have driven up living costs and deepened hardship in Africa's most populous country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Warren was now a junior in high school, and it seemed to Mia that he’d grown in the time she was away: not taller, but that something about him had deepened.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Carney said earlier this week that the summit would "launch further formal discussions" between Canada and the EU on deepening ties and creating new opportunities for both sides.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Shares in Adyen were down 11% in early European trading on Wednesday, deepening the stock’s fall since the start of the year to 39%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Canadian and European Union leaders meet in Montreal this week for a summit aimed at deepening their alliance as both sides navigate tumultuous relations with the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

SK Hynix has scrapped plans for a major U.S. public offering of its flash-memory subsidiary Solidigm, highlighting deepening investor caution toward artificial-intelligence valuations despite robust demand for AI-related hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

From Homer through the tragedians and even later, there is a deepening realization of what human beings need and what they must have in their gods.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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