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“The Authority will strengthen internal controls around consultant travel, implement more rigorous documentation and approval requirements, and recover any improper costs identified,” the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

A former Trump administration official told ProPublica the group’s purpose was to strengthen the United States’ strategic position in Greenland and devise policies to bring the two closer.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

While it can strengthen the competitiveness of Japanese exporters, "the downside -- declining purchasing power weighing on consumption and investment -- is not sufficiently understood", warned Nakao.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

He said that the deal would strengthen Sazerac's position in the UK while creating "a path for continued global growth" for the vodka maker.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Gradually, she began to strengthen and bloom again.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

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

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

If the yen suddenly strengthens further — like what happened in recent days — investors could be forced to unwind those positions rapidly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Morgan Stanley says the deeper alliance strengthens MediaTek’s position in AI infrastructure and could improve its chances of winning a second or even third cloud-service provider as a customer for its custom-chip business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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

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

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

Oil prices continued to rise as Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline stayed shut, while Houthi militants in Yemen strengthened their position around the Red Sea corridor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The team hopes the model will help reveal how the heart produces new muscle cells and how that natural response might be strengthened.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

The work went more quickly now, and the muscles in his back and arms that had been strengthened by the woodcutting did not cry out so loudly anymore.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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

"The strengthening El Nino will increase the risk of drought in some areas, and flooding in others," Saulo cautioned.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

A Nanos opinion poll from April suggests more than four in five Canadians favour strengthening ties with the EU.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The euro fell to a one-month low against a strengthening dollar, as markets priced in a possibility of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Without their strengthening the bloodline, Faerie would die out, despite the endless span of their lives.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black