thickened
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When the sleepiest central bank on Earth becomes the one that matters, the plot has thickened.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
But the real addition was a can of chickpeas, aquafaba and all, simmered alongside the Arborio until the beans softened and thickened the pot into something deeply creamy and comforting.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
The differing conclusions of the two reports thickened the fog of uncertainty at the court, which has been operating without a chief prosecutor since Khan went on leave in May of last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
"This thickened, heated crust may have made the region mechanically weaker, so that the plate boundary preferentially shifted here," explains co-author PD Dr. Jörg Geldmacher, marine geologist at GEOMAR.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
The rituals, conceived by Mary Anne, were being thickened, lengthened, and enriched.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
