harden

She fears for her son's future in a polarised society where the lines of division seem to be hardening.

“It’s neither” pure chance which homes burn nor completely determined by which home hardening measures were taken, she said.

Soon thereafter Vi is abandoned by yet another trusted loved one, while Caitlyn is rewarded for her hardened attitude against Zaun with raucous applause and a promotion.

The balls had a firm surface - hardened partially by accumulating sand and minerals like calcium - and a soft core.

Maybe I’m just hardwired to say this as a Gen X-er, but it’s been exasperating to see that optimism harden among some boomers into a kind of deluded self-regard.