toughen
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A bipartisan bill released Thursday would toughen penalties against preparers who improperly handle returns.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Further, it said it would establish direct points of contact with Canadian law-enforcement officials, help direct users in distress to relevant local support agencies, and toughen its detection system to prevent attempts to evade safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Australia's leaders have agreed to toughen laws that allowed Sajid Akram to own six guns.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
A tribunal then ruled low-interest shareholder loans should not be excluded from the scope of the APTs, and that changes made to toughen up the regulations also breached competition law.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
He said it would toughen up my hands, but it didn't seem to be working.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
The Sixers’ schedule toughens up next week with a game against Chicago, the 12th team in the East.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
The proposed housing bill also toughens eviction regulations.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
They are challenging to get rid of, too: The eggs are protected inside the mother’s body, which toughens after death into a cyst that can survive in the soil for years.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 27, 2022
Wednesday's draft toughens this up for over-50s by removing the option of taking a test rather than vaccination.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2022
The only thing that changed is that he calls me Space Boy twice as often, which only toughens my resolve not to press the button.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
"I can say with absolute certainty that to raise creatures able to survive nature's harshness, they must be toughened up while growing up," Kinjo, 56, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
One bone of contention is a suspension clause toughened by parliament that would scrap favourable tariff conditions for US exporters, should the United States later breach the terms of the deal.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
A significant majority of the schools which responded said they banned phones during the school day, with many having toughened their policies in recent years, and most wanting a clear all-Wales policy.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
The tower uses 33 colors across 300 panels, made from the same toughened plastic used for fighter jet windscreens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
His face was lined and toughened in the sun.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
"It's hard for me to understand why the human heart is so hard," is the priest's take on toughening attitudes in Europe to migration.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Other states are considering following the lead of Oregon and California by toughening restrictions on corporate medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The British government said it had taken inspiration from Denmark, which has driven asylum applications to its lowest level in 40 years after toughening its own immigration stance.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Ministers say the DRC has not made changes required under the toughening up of the UK's asylum rules announced in November.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
At night, with Crane-man’s careful ministrations, the wound on Tree-ear’s hand would begin to heal, the tender pink layer toughening slightly.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
