sharpen
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The 33-year-old recently revealed he had used the summer period to sharpen up his knowledge of the EFL's rules and reach out to some fellow professionals in the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Nvidia stock has been on a roll ahead of its earnings but AMD's most recent deal could sharpen AI chip competition.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
It will also sharpen its focus on the Buick and Cadillac brands in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A small bundle of herbs can sharpen a bowl of rice and beans.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The possibility of danger serves merely to sharpen his awareness and control.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
That contrast sharpens Rotterdam's concern about losing energy intensive industry to regions with looser rules and cheaper power.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Nvidia’s newly announced Halos for Robotics safety stack sharpens the point: The company is building the software, compute and safety layer around humanoids, not trying to own the entire machine.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Iron sharpens iron” was a favorite saying of Obrokta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The sound sharpens my fear into a hard point stabbing at my center.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
"Competition in the global automotive market has sharpened noticeably," BMW finance boss Walter Mertl said, adding that the company would let an unspecified number of people go to bring costs down.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Recent reporting on the Minneapolis Police Department’s response to the surge has sharpened this point.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
This is a Golden Boot race shaped by stars, sharpened by numbers and defined by rarity.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Oracle shed 21,000 jobs last year as it sharpened its focus on AI, according to its latest annual report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The blurry gray lines sharpened, revealing a shot of Fillmore Street.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
Joseph Adinolfi broke down the factors leading to the sharpening of the Treasury-yield curve, how rising long-term rates affect investors and what may lie ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The foundations of Glave's recent progress has come from a focus on sharpening the first 40 metres of his race.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"For now, people are sharpening their swords and firming up their positions," auto analyst Stefan Bratzel of the Centre of Automotive Management told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Bowen said she looks forward to sharpening the company’s strategy across its content, accelerating growth and driving profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Geisbert tried to look at many samples of virus as a way of sharpening his skills with an electron microscope.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
