stiffen
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“It probably would stiffen their spine,” said Brian Latell, a former CIA analyst who wrote a biography of Castro and his older brother Fidel Castro.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
She has also vowed to stiffen prison sentences and to impose a state of emergency in areas worst hit by crime.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
This involves the buildup of dense, fibrous tissue around the tumor, made up of cells and proteins that stiffen and inflame the area.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
This leads them to weaken and stiffen over time and usually affects how you walk, talk, eat and breathe.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
The striped canvas sides of the tent stiffen, the soft surface hardening as the fabric changes to paper.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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