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reinforce

[ree-in-fawrs, -fohrs] / ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /


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“A weak print would reinforce the case for a hold and, if sufficiently soft, could begin to challenge the broader tightening path into 2027.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The researchers say the findings reinforce clinical recommendations that call for the patient's arm to be firmly supported on a desk or another surface during blood pressure measurement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the very short-term, Tyler thinks inflation and payrolls data due this week may reinforce sentiment, especially if a jobs number like August’s buttresses the growth story.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Rosval, trying to build kitchens in which creativity and humane working conditions reinforce, rather than contradict, one another.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Aware that this letter, too, would be read by the authorities, Holmes used it to reinforce, obliquely, his claims of innocence.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“Each side’s response reinforces the other side’s threat perception,” Lee said, and that loop remains hard to manage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

“This campus reflects our confidence in what’s ahead and reinforces our long-term commitment to Irvine and the broader Orange County community.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Yet each new concern reinforces the lesson 9/11 had made impossible to ignore—that the greatest risk is seldom a specific threat we anticipate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Harbor resonance, in which the shape of a basin reinforces the water's oscillations, helped explain why neighboring ports experienced different effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Especially if every glance in a mirror reinforces it.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

If warned of a threat, pilots can now lock the door, which is always reinforced.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Gold prices declined as rising oil prices reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates further next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company’s stock is still basking in the glow of its “exceptionally strong” June-quarter earnings report, which reinforced investors’ confidence that its AI investments are generating returns, Lee added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Kirk's family said the report reinforced their concerns about how the event was managed.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

One of the key assumptions of Eratosthenes’ measurement of the earth’s circumference—that the planet is spherical—would have been reinforced in his mind even before he set foot on Egyptian soil.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

OpenAI this week proposed new guidelines for documenting and monitoring reinforcement learning training runs for cutting-edge models, including penalizing models that cheat during training to avoid reinforcing that behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"If timing is broken after a stroke, can we improve recovery by reinforcing the biological clock?"

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

In Long Beach, where waves slammed into the seawall and homes, crews have been reinforcing portions of the boardwalk and are distributing sandbags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Towards the end of his speech, Xi said the US and China's goals can be "mutually reinforcing".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Lourdes fears that the boy is reinforcing Enrique’s sense of abandonment.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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