stiffen
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that young people should stiffen their spines and embrace hardship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
She has also vowed to stiffen prison sentences and to impose a state of emergency in areas worst hit by crime.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
This involves the buildup of dense, fibrous tissue around the tumor, made up of cells and proteins that stiffen and inflame the area.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
This leads them to weaken and stiffen over time and usually affects how you walk, talk, eat and breathe.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
She felt herself stiffen, and it was all she could do not to back away and run.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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