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strengthen

[strengk-thuhn, streng-, stren-] / ˈstrɛŋk θən, ˈstrɛŋ-, ˈstrɛn- /




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But, he said, working with Europe on matters such as critical minerals, energy supplies and low-orbit satellite capabilities would strengthen sovereignty for both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

The cuts will be automatic unless Congress acts first to strengthen the system.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

This would include proposals on the role of the president, as well as "practical ways to strengthen transparency, participation and accountability in major strategic initiatives".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

If the method can eventually be scaled beyond laboratory experiments, the researchers say it could contribute to U.S. energy security and strengthen industrial competitiveness.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Eat it now and it will strengthen the hand.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

"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 analysts, who have a last-published buy rating on Telix’s Australia-listed stock, tell clients in a note that the vertical integration of Telix with a supplier of key therapeutic isotopes strengthens its platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 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

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

Snape hesitated, and then said, “I cannot tell. Maybe a year. There is no halting such a spell forever. It will spread eventually, it is the sort of curse that strengthens over time.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The expanded analysis strengthened the case that the unusual sediment structures were produced by earthquakes on both fault systems occurring close together in time.

From Science Daily Sep. 24, 2026

Gold futures fell for a third straight session as the U.S. dollar strengthened and Treasury yields rose.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 24, 2026

Before a meeting of the Council next month, Infantino says he is also suggesting a consultation on "how Fifa's decision-making can be further strengthened".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

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

He questioned Strawberry about the great burrow and learned that its ceiling, as well as being vaulted with a tangle of fibers, was strengthened by roots going vertically down into the floor.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

“The arrival of the shoulder season, fading weather support, and strengthening injections are muzzling attempted upside runs from earlier in September,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

After rapidly intensifying, Polo was still strengthening into the afternoon, the center said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

"The company still has an opportunity to demonstrate accountability by strengthening safeguards, improving transparency and taking concrete action to help prevent similar tragedies in the future."

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

"This study gives us real-world evidence about what separates a storm that is becoming organized from one that remains tilted and less capable of strengthening."

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

After we stretch—which hurts — there’s a couple of hours of strengthening exercises — which hurt—and a five-mile run—which kills.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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