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Newsom also signed a bill that would strengthen the current tax incentive program overall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Karim Fawaz, executive director at S&P Global Energy, warned in the analysis that “Inventories are low, spare refining capacity is scarce, and seasonal demand is about to strengthen at exactly the wrong moment.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

To strengthen the response, the researchers created a meta-surface from a thin film of amorphous silicon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Maintaining an openness to people — and a willingness to strengthen connections with everyone from distant or estranged family members to friends, acquaintances and strangers — enables you to benefit from more social interaction.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The family earned its fortune manufacturing rebar—the metal rods used to strengthen concrete—which it sold across Jordan.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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

The extension bill, AB 1847, strengthens the deferral language so borrowers have greater certainty about their repayment options when they exit the program, Harabedian’s office noted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Nomura analyst Naka Matsuzawa had expected the yen to gain further this week as the Fed leans toward skipping a September rate increase and the case for a BOJ hike strengthens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

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

The Russia-North Korea relationship was strengthened last week with the opening of the first road bridge between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Other work has strengthened the case that communication between the hypothalamus and the rest of the body can influence aging.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Since stores’ private-label fare sells for less than nationally marketed offerings, shoppers, historically, have flocked to them whenever the economy slumped, and away from them when the economy strengthened.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

It strengthened my position to keep her in doubt.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The findings suggest that thunderstorms developing near the lower level circulation may play a more active role in storm organization than simply serving as a visible sign that strengthening is underway.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

A significant widening in profit margin—due to improved efficiency and the strengthening zloty against the dollar—also helped headline profit figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

One of those was International IDEA, an intergovernmental organization based in Stockholm and devoted to supporting and strengthening democracy around the world.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

I could feel my curiosity strengthening, as if it were part of my bones, keeping pace with them as I grew.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk