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As that molten mantle gradually cools, the first rocks to solidify contain relatively little silicon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Management broadly painted an optimistic view of next year, when it expects that companies and governments will look to replenish their inventories and solidify new supply connections as the war reshapes energy markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Prosecutors also moved Wednesday to solidify their argument that Burke would have lost a fortune if Hernandez spoke out against him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

It also raises the possibility that Comcast could potentially acquire Charter Communications to solidify itself as the top provider in the U.S.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

In retrospect, Franklin’s final gesture at leadership served to solidify his historic reputation as a man who possessed in his bones a feeling for the future.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Dariely Rodriguez, chief counsel at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said that the ruling "solidifies what we have known to be true for over a hundred years".

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

These interactions do not disappear as the silk solidifies.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

The official unveiling of the football schedule solidifies how grueling the season could be for USC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

Adding Google to Fervo’s roster of investors is an endorsement that solidifies the yearslong partnership between the two companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

I knew it wasn’t—I knew it wasn’t—but this second call solidifies that.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Friday’s U.S. consumer report also solidified expectations the Fed will increase interest rates, which could slow investment and cut demand for mined metals and minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Kicker Harrison Mevis came on last season and solidified a suspect field-goal unit, but it remains to be seen whether new coordinator Bubba Ventrone turns special teams from a liability into a strength.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Once solidified, it becomes a soft, elastic material with a texture comparable to that of a conventional balloon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

And the friends solidified their bond—they went into business together.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

But she argued with them with such an absence of bile, such a concentration of manlove, that they felt their convictions solidified by her disagreement.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

His team hope this to be a pattern that becomes familiar – that ideas and plans are carefully dripped into the national conversation, taking shape and solidifying over time rather than appearing out of nowhere.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Last year, Chinese companies shipped thousands of robots along with components globally, solidifying the country’s dominance in the world’s robotics supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

On July 4, Leo is scheduled to visit another port of call for migrants entering Europe, the Italian island of Lampedusa, solidifying the plight of migrants as a hallmark of his papacy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Even three weeks into the conflict, Matejka and team were advising clients that oversold signals had begun to appear and their conviction in that view appears to be solidifying.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

Nathan sang the Change song again and instead of thinking of water solidifying, he thought of it liquefying and transforming into mist.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young