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hardening

[hahr-dn-ing] / ˈhɑr dn ɪŋ /
NOUN
thickening
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Looming over it all is the U.S.’s hardening stance toward Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers have found comprehensive home hardening and defensible space can reduce the risk of a home burning by about a third, but not bring it down to zero.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s hardening and dispersing its defense industries against Ukraine’s long-range strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gibbs views the brigade’s high-profile firefighting as a “Trojan horse” to recruit citizens to help with the “real work” — home hardening and community wildfire preparedness.

From Los Angeles Times

The peer says he has been speaking to a whistleblower, who claims that the government has missed the 2025 deadline set out in its national cyber security strategy for hardening "critical" systems against cyber attacks.

From BBC