strengthen
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According to the researchers, these genes help strengthen the fruit's natural defense systems and maintain redox balance, reducing cellular damage during storage.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
“This decision is part of a broader governmentwide and agency effort to find efficiencies, strengthen performance, and drive mission outcomes faster and more affordably.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
It will help strengthen trade and business ties while opening doors in technology, life sciences, pharma, logistic, AI and financial services, he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
That is largely because the emerging El Niño weather pattern - which is likely to strengthen over the coming months - tends to disrupt tropical storms in the Atlantic but supports them in the Pacific.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The verb vulcanize means “to strengthen a material such as rubber by combining it with sulfur and then applying heat and pressure.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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