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harden

[hahr-dn] / ˈhɑr dn /




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But in October, Susan was invited on a tour of the devastated area, and what she saw hardened her resolve to defend the land once again.

From Literature

More notable than the snowfall itself was the prolonged blast of extreme cold that followed, hardening snow into what has been informally dubbed "snowcrete" and making cleanup efforts especially difficult.

From Barron's

The hardened tissue makes it harder for chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs to penetrate the tumor.

From Science Daily

But after weeks of a federal operation that has touched nearly everyone in some way or another, attitudes have hardened.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile millions were still digging out from hardened snow.

From Barron's