harden
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Bond market investors were cautious as “Iran and the U.S. appear to harden their positions”, Deutsche Bank Research strategists said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Artificial turf becomes intolerably hot, and the soil in natural grass can harden until it’s like playing on concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
It would take a full twenty-four hours to harden; but the sky remained cloudless.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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
Volcanoes form when molten rock from Earth's mantle rises to the surface and hardens.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 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
I look over at Dad, whose expression hardens.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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
Some of these cores at the Northern Territory Geological Survey are mudstone – a type of sedimentary rock formed from hardened seafloor mud.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 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
He hardened himself so that each muscle in his body was rigid and strained.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
The state also requires home hardening measures for the structure itself — from covering vents with a mesh to block embers from entering to using fire-resistant building materials — for all new constructions since 2008.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
"Iran's work there has likely centred around continued internal excavation and hardening of the facility that would provide further protection against aerial attacks."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Kirchner’s disappearance looms over what has become ground zero for a hardening resistance to the world’s hottest technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
They curled about his body, thickening and hardening into bark.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
