steeling
Example Sentences
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When lenders quietly rewrite the rules of engagement, or demand all-for-one consent before lien subordination, it signals a system steeling itself for impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Parents spend months steeling themselves to face an empty nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
And with the advanced warning, their fans globally had been steeling themselves for this moment.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
When I had replaced it I would lie down again on the smelly straw, steeling myself for the bawling out I knew would come.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
