harden

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The service takes technical measures to harden the security of its server network.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Here is his list of 11 stocks to harden your portfolio against Iran risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

He was trapped at the bottom under about a meter of dense avalanche debris — which starts out fluffy but can quickly harden to the consistency of concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Done right, market-structure legislation could harden the financial perimeter that underpins sanctions and law enforcement.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

A woman’s muscles harden just as a man’s do, and my mother had a muscular spirit too.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck