fortifies
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Prebiotic fiber, from sources like legumes, fortifies the good bacteria in your digestive system and, in turn, benefits your metabolism and immune system.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
When she learns that her dying mother wants to make amends, her anger fortifies her, and she refuses to go to the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024
A shrinking and aging population has huge implications for the economy and for national security as Japan fortifies its military to counter China’s increasingly assertive territorial ambitions.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023
In a parallel to the sequence in which Bill fortifies his neighborhood, we see Joel and Ellie stock up for their road trip, grabbing clean clothes, toilet paper, deodorant and other basics.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023
The refraction of light always shows the land to sea-men some hundreds of miles nearer than it really lies, and by a so innocent illusion fortifies them with hope and pleasure.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
