steeling
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Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mr. Wertman senses “a system steeling itself for impact.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
That morning, she said, she cried in the shower before steeling herself so she could run out to a Dollar Tree store to pick up some balloons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
He takes several deep breaths, steeling himself, then walks slowly up to the stump.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
“You’ll never eat us!” he shrieked, and, steeling himself, ran toward the ogre’s knee.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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