- present participle of strengthen.
strengthening
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Together, the findings showed that chlorpyrifos exposure could reproduce several important characteristics of Parkinson's in laboratory animals, strengthening the biological evidence behind the human population findings.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Both oil companies plan to remain conservative in their spending by cutting debt and strengthening their balance sheets despite the cash windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Efa Akutekha, a 35-year-old digital marketing producer with about 20,000 followers on TikTok, praised Raman’s work strengthening the city’s tenant protections and pushing for an expansion of L.A.’s unarmed crisis response teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Abiy said besides the advanced capabilities of the aircraft from Russia, the use of drones was equally important in strengthening deterrence.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Will sensed it all and felt the atoms of the metal linking each to each across the fracture, forming new crystals again, strengthening and straightening themselves in the invisible lattice as the join came good.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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