sharpened
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As China’s EV sales champion has faced many months of slowing demand in its home market and weaker profit in the first quarter, it has sharpened its focus on technology and overseas expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The race to adapt on the battlefield has been sharpened by a parallel public relations war.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
On this tour, even warhorses like “The Promised Land” or “Badlands,” which are always on the setlist, are honed and sharpened.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
He must have sharpened his pencil fifteen times during that test.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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