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For hardened followers, Al-Houthi, who is believed to be in his mid-40s, is a father figure who claims to have descended from the Prophet Muhammad.

Will Brill’s Hooper points to the bloody business of the Vietnam War’s appalling visuals, brought into American living rooms by the evening news, as an indicator of our hardened sensibility.

Its steel surface—unlike a coating that can flake off—is hardened through a process called nitriding.

The Party’s anxiety reflects how quickly investor confidence and allied coordination hardened after the announcement, culminating in last week’s G-7 statement reaffirming unity against coercive trade practices.

What started as a tight circle around a band hardened into a movement: discipline for kids who never got it, structure for men who need it, and a community without substance abuse .