strengthen
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The dollar continued to strengthen after its boost last week from the Federal Reserve’s rate hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
This would include proposals on the role of the president, as well as "practical ways to strengthen transparency, participation and accountability in major strategic initiatives".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
If the method can eventually be scaled beyond laboratory experiments, the researchers say it could contribute to U.S. energy security and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Newsom also signed a bill that would strengthen the current tax incentive program overall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Gradually, she began to strengthen and bloom again.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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“This should fundamentally weigh on aluminum prices—especially if the U.S. dollar strengthens as we anticipate in the coming quarters,” he says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
As bitcoin strengthens, its relationship with the traditional stock market also has been changing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister said the deal "strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" but did not address specifics in the agreement that Trump mentioned in a social media post.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys in a post on X thanked allies "whose presence helps protect our skies and strengthens our security".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
For the student, music not only strengthens emotional and cognitive development, but also allows a new outlet of expression, and a new means of learning through listening and making sound.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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That consistency strengthened confidence in the overall conclusions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
He said the company would instead invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Recent economic data have strengthened the case for additional support, Societe Generale strategists said, pointing to August retail sales having risen just 0.4% from a year earlier, while year-to-date fixed-asset investment growth slowed to 7.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, Gray will start again somewhere else, hopefully strengthened by the experience of how brutal football management can be at times.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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A strengthening hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coast has forecasters on high alert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
On Wednesday, Warsh said he and his colleagues were “hard-pressed” to find evidence of that, with the labor market strengthening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"This study gives us real-world evidence about what separates a storm that is becoming organized from one that remains tilted and less capable of strengthening."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The pair were expected to discuss a further strengthening of ties including boosting trade, security and working with the European Union.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
It shivered in the air, and Harry felt as though a drop of hot liquid had slipped down his throat into his stomach, warming him, and strengthening him.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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