strengthen
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“This partnership does exactly that by using new technology to strengthen public transit, not replace it, making regional travel more seamless and giving people more ways to get where they need to go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The cuts will be automatic unless Congress acts first to strengthen the system.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The legislation would strengthen their voice through representation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
This would include proposals on the role of the president, as well as "practical ways to strengthen transparency, participation and accountability in major strategic initiatives".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Good. Go tell Clarke to shift a bit, strengthen the center. ”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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As bitcoin strengthens, its relationship with the traditional stock market also has been changing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister said the deal "strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" but did not address specifics in the agreement that Trump mentioned in a social media post.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys in a post on X thanked allies "whose presence helps protect our skies and strengthens our security".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
In an earlier study, researchers at Leipzig University had already found that activation with AP503 also strengthens skeletal muscle.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
It strengthens my belly, where the scar is.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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"With that financial sustainability in mind, we have strengthened both our men's and women's teams during the summer window and our men's team has seen the return of Champions League football to Old Trafford."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Oil prices rose on fading optimism about talks between the U.S. and Iran at this week’s United Nations meeting, while Asian equities inched higher as artificial-intelligence sentiment strengthened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That consistency strengthened confidence in the overall conclusions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
He said the company would instead invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Thus Digges had not simply translated Copernicus but strengthened his argument at its most vulnerable point.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Earlier this week, a top Canadian trade official met with his India counterpart in Mumbai to discuss strengthening trade and investment ties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
A strengthening hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coast has forecasters on high alert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sunny skies will gradually temper the chill, and while most of England and Wales will stay sunny and dry on Thursday strengthening winds will bring increasing cloud to north-western parts of the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
These include rapid diagnosis, isolating infected patients, tracing people who may have been exposed, strengthening infection control, and providing supportive medical care.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
They were tough and very sour, but strengthening.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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