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sharpen

[shahr-puhn] / ˈʃɑr pən /




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“Star players absolutely helped sharpen our instincts as producers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Fortunately, we saw enough to sharpen up a list of favorites.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Grove dumped his thoughts into marble composition notebooks to sharpen his thinking, said Richard S. Tedlow, a Harvard Business School professor emeritus who was granted access to those journals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Well, that is when dividend investors need to download the 10-K and sharpen their pencils.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“I’ll sharpen my half and we’ll both be set. Do you have your eraser?”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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