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OpenAI has promised to harden the monitoring of its agents and temporarily paused training a powerful version.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Warsh has built his chairmanship around communicating less, arguing that central bankers talk too much and issue forecasts that harden into commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

Already, the excess heat in the tank has caused the MMA to harden and clog the failing tank’s valves, rendering it impossible for crews to drain the dangerous chemical or add stabilizing agents, Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

I knew it would take a while for the gum to harden, but it appeared to have sealed up the hole.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Lava flowing from a volcano eventually cools and hardens into rock, while water in a lake can freeze into ice during a cold winter.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

To complicate matters, Klee, in 1935, began to suffer from the then‑fatal autoimmune disease scleroderma, which hardens and tightens the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

If it hardens, Apple is renting its future.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

My face hardens into stone, and I feel myself assume my mother’s signature expression of disapproval.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

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

Under the company’s framework, a model reaches the “critical” cybersecurity threshold if it can autonomously find and exploit vulnerabilities, or carry out end-to-end cyberattacks against hardened targets with only high-level instructions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

He stares off at nothing, and it’s strange how he looks older and hardened.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

"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

UV light is used for air purification, curing resins in 3D printing, hardening gels in dental fillings, and even applications such as nail treatments.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Anna, her hauteur hardening like a protective shell, is aghast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Even as its resolve appears to be hardening, the EU has showed no appetite to trigger a broader trade war with China.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Despite her age or because of it, Celia advances steadily through the fields, hardening her muscles with every step, every swing.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García