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In experiments involving zebrafish, researchers found that the medication prevented abnormal mineral deposits from forming in the spine, a process that can cause spinal tissues to harden and vertebrae to fuse together.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

The measure would also allow for more community engagement to help residents better harden their neighborhoods and businesses, Cosgrove said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

So an environmental review wouldn’t be required to fix an aging bridge or to harden transmission lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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

This adapted feature would then be transmitted to the finch’s offspring by instruction, and their beaks would harden as well, having been pre-adapted to the harder seeds by their parents.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

This is the thing I need people to see before the celebration hardens into a story we tell ourselves.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

But experience since 2022, “and a century of strategic bombing before that, say sustained air attack hardens societies rather than breaking them, and there is nothing in the Ukrainian data suggesting otherwise,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The cold air hardens my cheeks as I make my way to Danny’s house.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

An autopsy may uncover blocked blood vessels, hardened tissue, or other structural abnormalities, but it cannot fully reveal how the heart was functioning in the moments leading up to death.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

But, unlike ballistic missiles, with their powerful charges that can penetrate hardened structures, drones usually can’t destroy power plants, fortified aircraft hangars or military production lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Public sentiment toward refugees and migrants has also hardened elsewhere, creating a crisis for nonprofit aid groups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But more than four years later, attitudes have hardened.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

His gaze went to Jude, and his expression hardened.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Phosphate is an essential mineral involved in building bones and teeth, but its accumulation in the wrong tissues can contribute to abnormal hardening.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Plus: The cost of hardening the grid in California’s wildfire country, the Iran war’s impact on carbon emissions and a surprising reversal in the polar vortex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The other project, led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will use a module attached to the International Space Station to investigate a technique for hardening carbon tubes in space.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

But the hardening fist of forced conscription also reveals the junta's empty hand, and its desperation for manpower.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Minho nodded once, a steel look of resolve hardening his features.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner