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sharper

[shahr-per] / ˈʃɑr pər /


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Those crypto-specific pressures have come into sharper focus after Strategy sold a small amount of bitcoin earlier this week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Like most New Yorkers, Mamdani has been swept up in Knicks mania, even as the playoffs have brought some of the cost-of-living themes he campaigned on into sharper focus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Compared with her trip to China, Cheng can expect "far less pomp and far sharper questions" in the United States, said Ryan Hass, an expert on China and Taiwan at the Washington-based Brookings Institution.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Arsenal are keen to recruit a midfielder, left-winger and striker, but we should expect a sharper focus on outgoings after last year's £250m splurge.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The hissing of the pony’s breath grew louder and sharper.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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