hardened
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This high-temperature firing process works somewhat like baking clay in a kiln, causing the zirconia particles to fuse together and form a dense, hardened material.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Confidential,’” says Chhiu of the stunts in “Spider-Noir,” which follows Cage as a hardened private detective confronting the criminal underbelly of 1930s New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many are deployed on mobile truck-mounted launchers or concealed within hardened underground coastal missile bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
These weapons allow the US to conduct precision strikes against hardened military targets, such as command bunkers or fortified military facilities, without putting manned aircraft in harm's way.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Haitian doctors, who were used to seeing death, became even more hardened or indifferent to the suffering around them.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
