reinforce
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In a blog post announcing ChatGPT for Teens, external, the firm said teenagers' use of AI "should come with protections that reflect their developmental stage, reinforce real-world relationships, and support healthy use over time".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
These worrying landmarks reinforce a market perception that fixed-income investments are losing bets, a sentiment Hartnett summarizes as “Anything But Bonds.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
They selected promising puppies and may sometimes have bred dogs with wild canids to reinforce particular characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report could also be in focus, as a softer print would reinforce bets on a less hawkish Fed and drag bond yields lower, supporting gold, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I used seaweed to reinforce the walls on my lean-to,” Miss Montana chimed in.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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Jobs data also reinforces Hatzius’ views, with the underlying trend job growth just 5,000 in July — considerably below its break-even figure of 50,000 monthly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Our results are not where they need to be, but the progress we saw in the second quarter reinforces our confidence that the plan is working,” said Chief Executive Jonathan Neman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
She said: "The guga hunt is a centuries-old tradition which reinforces our unique communal identity and helps families keep ancient Gaelic customs alive and relevant in the modern world."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“It reinforces the narrative of the Palisades, her being out of town,” said Fernando Guerra, a professor of political science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies at Loyola Marymount University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
It just reinforces for Pete that welcoming his own workers’ families was the right decision.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Romantic, criminal and naughty hijinks ensue and bonds are tested — and ultimately reinforced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Generosity and shrewdness, in these cases, reinforced each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
That mindset, Goel argues, is reinforced by public pressure.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Creating the Care-Based Services Division reinforced our belief that public safety is strongest when care-based services and enforcement work together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
One of the key assumptions of Eratosthenes’ measurement of the earth’s circumference—that the planet is spherical—would have been reinforced in his mind even before he set foot on Egyptian soil.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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Along the coast £1m is being spent on reinforcing the sea wall at Overstrand in the hope of giving the village's properties another 30 to 40 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
June’s inflation print came in lower than expected, reinforcing this patient approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Arsenal have had a busy transfer window as they prepare for the 2026-27 Women's Super League season, with Georgia Stanway, Ona Batlle, Selina Cerci, Geraldine Reuteler and Lisa Baum all reinforcing Renee Slegers' squad.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The upper story was plaster and timber with stone reinforcing the comers.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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