strengthen
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Artex was designed to help organisations strengthen their cyber defences through security testing to find potential weak points.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
That said, Lerner believes broader participation in the rally would strengthen the bull market further as equity markets “are generally healthier” when a wider group of stocks is advancing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Together, we must strengthen an alliance capable of confronting threats of our age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A month after the 7 October attacks, he told a German newspaper that claims he wanted to strengthen Hamas were "an absolute lie".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Vincent has been drawing, staying up late at night “to have some keepsakes and to strengthen thoughts that automatically spring to mind upon seeing the things.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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"Any initiative that strengthens Ukraine's already highly capable, but heavily burdened, cyber defence efforts is a welcome development and could provide a valuable force multiplier," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The result strengthens the idea that these fatty acids may carry meaningful information about identity rather than simply being unusual chemical byproducts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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
This likely strengthens the case for the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate at its meeting this week, says Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Belinda Allen in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
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The National Hurricane Center said Isaias strengthened into a hurricane late Wednesday, with maximum sustained winds of about 75 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It added: "Our strengthened Water Bill will deliver cleaner waters, stronger accountability and will create a powerful new regulator to hold companies to account."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
They noted that the labor market had strengthened a bit and that the U.S. economy was expanding at a solid pace.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Sao Paulo stock market opened eight percent higher after the results and the real strengthened against the dollar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Tree-ear’s hands were toughened by calluses from ax and spade, his arms strengthened by endless work; he gave not a single step of ground to the robber.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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Sales of food, drinks and other non-fuel products rose slightly on the month, with German retail in particular showing strengthening in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Sterling and Stones clauses were worth more than most players operating in the English Football League at that time, significantly strengthening the financial positions of QPR and Barnsley.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
For most adults, this means aiming to do muscle strengthening activities at least once or twice a week, targeting the major muscle groups of the legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The two were already at odds over Addis Ababa's new Nile mega-dam, with Egypt strengthening ties with Eritrea in recent months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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
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