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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

The drone attack is also likely to harden the stance of the UAE, which has grown increasingly hawkish since the war began.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

The impact of this, he said, is Israeli troops "having to move more cautiously, harden positions, use physical protective measures such as nets and cages, and devote more attention to immediate local defence".

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

“Let’s harden this and always have a route to the Red Sea.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

I thought of all the horrors Grandpa Portman had faced in his life, and felt my resolve harden.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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

The sun hardens up the clay and creates a faster surface that generally favours bigger servers, more aggressive returners and players who hit with top-spin.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

In civic life, disagreement often leads to separation, which hardens into division.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

If it hardens, Apple is renting its future.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

I can feel the press of the pasty substance as it hardens against my teeth.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Finish them off with flaky sea salt, then store them in the freezer for 30 minutes or until the outer chocolate shell has hardened.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Over time, however, those choices hardened into habits, habits into assumptions, and assumptions into vulnerabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

What she initially thought was a small boil began to "track" up her leg, feeling like a "hardened tube".

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Sticking to largely sycophantic media who lobbed softball questions hardened his ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

It was in Las Vegas that Eisman and his associates’ attitude toward the U.S. bond market hardened into something like its final shape.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

To be sure, Russia has adapted by improving electronic warfare, hardening facilities, expanding drone production and developing new glide-bomb tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

It marks a wider trend of governments hardening their stance on undocumented migration, with many, including the UK and Italy, adopting measures aimed at deterring it.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

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

More of those tiny creatures kept joining the fight, and now a glowing sludge was thickening and hardening around the propellers.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown