harden
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South Korean authorities called on banks to harden their systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
OpenAI has promised to harden the monitoring of its agents and temporarily paused training a powerful version.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He said that evidence from a U.S. bout of high inflation in the 1970s shows that a series of shocks that raise prices can harden over time into permanently higher inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"We may have to pace the rate of AI development to give ourselves enough time for society to harden around some of these new capability levels," Altman said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even if it caused her to harden toward Rosie, she’d never have caused her harm.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Taken together, the list of woes hardens the image of a chronically broke city whose administration often struggles to reliably provide services for its almost four million people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The UK "hardens stance on Israel" is how the Guardian frames the expected announcement on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The powder hardens almost instantly, remains stable during storage, and can be deployed quickly even in demanding environments such as combat zones and disaster areas.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Before, Ahmad could tap — meaning to cut incisions in the acacia trees, which exude sap that a few weeks later hardens into nodules of Hashab gum — four orchards in one go.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
It’s soft and pliable inside the house, but hardens outside in the cold, so that things rattle in it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
The ground was nothing but hardened mud and silt.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Papal visits are a spectacle first and foremost: a fun day out even for a hardened skeptic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Across the surrounding countryside, seepages resemble miniature volcanoes overflowing with crude and leaving hardened black trails.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Amid statues and posters of the Virgen de Guadalupe was a rosary that a man had made of hardened bread during his months in an immigration detention facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Not because they were hardened, but because they were so far removed.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
His remarks came after Washington and Tehran had issued demands for compensation over the five-month war, hardening their positions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Qatari aircraft lacks several features of older Air Force One jets, including the ability to refuel midair and nuclear hardening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It marks a wider trend of governments hardening their stance on undocumented migration, with many, including the UK and Italy, adopting measures aimed at deterring it.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
UV light is used for air purification, curing resins in 3D printing, hardening gels in dental fillings, and even applications such as nail treatments.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
And lately some of his creditors had begun exhibiting an extraordinary hardening of resolve.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
