strengthen
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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
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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 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
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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
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“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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