hardened

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Sticking to largely sycophantic media who lobbed softball questions hardened his ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

There are divisions within the Taliban government on the issue of women's education which have been evident to us, but the supreme leader has only hardened his stance through the years.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

But that dinner, more than anything else, adds a hardened glaze of insult to Megan’s allegation that Thompson cheated on her.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

This only accelerated the PCC’s national expansion and hardened its resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Hal’s theory, which he practised on others, was that one must get hardened.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London