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With Mohamed Salah leaving on a free transfer at the end of last season having scored 257 goals in a hugely successful nine-year spell with the Reds, Liverpool clearly need to strengthen their attack.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in early trade, but may strengthen on hopes for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz which could bolster appetite for risky assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

A revitalised curriculum "will go further to strengthen pupils' understanding", they added.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

"As the security environment becomes increasingly and rapidly severe, what is required now is to strengthen resilience against crises all across the entire Indo-Pacific region," Koizumi said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

She squinted as if determined to strengthen her resolve about this.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

By establishing clearer criteria for recognizing tooth damage, the study strengthens an important tool used in paleontology.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Regular exercise like running or walking strengthens the heart and reduces the chances of dying from cardiovascular disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Chief financial officer Doug Lafferty said in a statement: "This new £550m debt financing significantly strengthens our liquidity, providing us with both additional resilience and further flexibility to execute our current and future product plans."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“The deal strengthens AMD’s strategic partnership, competitive positioning, and long-term revenue opportunities,” Hendi Susanto, a portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, said in emailed comments regarding Anthropic.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Federal oversight expanded further with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which created the Medicaid Integrity Program and strengthened federal oversight of state programs.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Morocco said it had strengthened, not loosened, its security measures in response to the sudden movement of people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Japanese unit strengthened from a four-decade low around 163 to the greenback Friday, to 155.23 Monday, its best level since May, before paring the gains.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

As a consequence of the intervention, the Japanese currency strengthened almost 5% from last week’s forty-year low of ¥164 to ¥156.70 on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

I resisted all the way: a new thing for me, and a circumstance which greatly strengthened the bad opinion Bessie and Miss Abbot were disposed to entertain of me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Miliband will be taking the UK's seat on the World Bank board, so he will also meet its president Ajay Banga during his visit to discuss development, climate change and strengthening global resilience.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

"We made good progress strengthening BP's balance sheet," O'Neill said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Italy temporarily reinstated border controls with Spain for one month, while 22 European Union member states called for an emergency discussion on strengthening the bloc’s external borders.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

We get it: we also fantasize about flowing to sunrise yoga on a Saturday morning, or strengthening our core, seaside, during a rejuvenating Pilates session.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Lamarck believed that animals adapted to their environments by strengthening or weakening certain traits—“with a power proportional to the length of time it has been so used.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee