harden
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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
He has spent a decade arguing that central bankers talk too much, by issuing 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
"We may have to pace the rate of AI development to give ourselves enough time for society to harden around some of these new capability levels," Altman said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
She saw his cheeks color, his jaw harden.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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
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
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
So does Velveeta, which is a cheese Jell-O that only sort of hardens.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Papal visits are a spectacle first and foremost: a fun day out even for a hardened skeptic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Across the surrounding countryside, seepages resemble miniature volcanoes overflowing with crude and leaving hardened black trails.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even the most hardened boxing fan could have been forgiven for switching off.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
Like the night bombers, the pilots of the 586th Regiment in their dangerous solo Yak fighters were growing hardened in combat too.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
His remarks came after Washington and Tehran had issued demands for compensation over the five-month war, hardening their positions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Qatari aircraft lacks several features of older Air Force One jets, including the ability to refuel midair and nuclear hardening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
They curled about his body, thickening and hardening into bark.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
