reinforce
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Every dollar appropriated, he added, would be used to build the "lethality" of US military forces and "reinforce peace through strength".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Investors are seeking certainty from the experts, and rather than disabuse them of those mistaken hopes, the pros often reinforce them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
When pro-voting-rights groups lobby Congress, they reinforce a broad understanding of the 14th and 15th amendments.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Facing mounting external pressure, Shein has sought to repair and reinforce relationships at home, marking a tactical shift from its previous strategy to distance itself from its Chinese roots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Now seemed like a good time to reinforce that, so I grabbed her arm and said, “Don’t! They’ll be able to pinpoint us too easily!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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If management raises its expected margin again, that reinforces the idea that Netflix is becoming more like a highly profitable media-services company rather than simply a streamer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Davies hopes the documentary raises awareness of the harm caused by hidden spy cameras and reinforces that abuses of privacy and "consent should never be normalised".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Individuals who perform work in these facilities are entitled to workplace safety protections, and this settlement reinforces Cal/OSHA’s commitment to enforcing those protections and safeguarding vulnerable workers,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It also reinforces the independence of the central bank.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
It just reinforces for Pete that welcoming his own workers’ families was the right decision.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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For others, this World Cup only reinforced the values they always associated with Los Angeles: cultural acceptance, intense pride and charming grit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the importance of vaccination in preventing severe disease and death.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The tragic blaze has reinforced calls for authorities to strengthen fire safety standards and for proper training for staff, especially those in the nightlife industry.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
By all reports, he certainly reinforced the president’s inclination to join Israel in attacking Iran this past February.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
It had been reinforced with pieces of wood that stuck out at odd angles and made perfect hand- and footholds.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In multiple missile base locations throughout the country, Iran has been setting new roads and reinforcing tunnel entrances, according to Ben Tzion Macales, an Israeli geo-analyst who has studied commercial satellite images of the sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
For Rahmstorf, the past shows the Atlantic can shift suddenly from one state to another, while the modern ocean is already showing warning signs of the system reinforcing its own decline.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In general, these moves by Rockstar might prove enormously successful, reinforcing some of these problematic trends.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The women of Raskova’s regiments, with Soviet society reinforcing their heterosexual standards, felt that marriage was acceptable; but affairs were not.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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