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deepen

[dee-puhn] / ˈdi pən /




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A recent Abacus Data survey conducted before Carney's speech found that 80% of Canadians say the country should deepen strategic cooperation with the EU, and over half feel closer to Europe than America.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In conversations with European leaders he’d known as a central banker, Carney was workshopping proposals to deepen ties that were far ahead of most European officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

“Audiences got to experience this artistic synchronicity during ‘Amadeus,’ and we’re so excited they get to deepen their relationship with these artists as they watch ‘The Visit.’

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Canada offered support Thursday to boost Ukraine's air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

With her hem, she wiped away the wood filings, then made slightly wider cuts, curving away layers of casing to deepen the drum’s sound.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

But he will call on the EU to design its "Made in Europe" programme in a way that deepens ties with the UK "rather than erecting new barriers", Treasury sources told the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

It feels as if he’s letting us in on a private communion with his hero as he deepens his own pianism.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"This new understanding reshapes how we think about the structure of matter and deepens our knowledge of the most fundamental element that is responsible for the universe in its current form."

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Victims are often cross-examined during the lengthy legal proceedings, which frequently deepens their sense of guilt, Tsang noted.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Her frown deepens as she sidesteps open comic books and half-eaten granola bars.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Despite the long hours and challenging conditions of operating for months in a war zone, the experience deepened the camaraderie among the crew, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

The rift then deepened as Harry published his tell-all memoir "Spare" and the couple gave a no-holds-barred interview to US talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Salesforce and Anthropic also deepened their relationship through a strategic partnership called “Claudeforce” on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

OpenAI recently told investors its revenue grew by 18% from the first to the second quarter while its losses deepened.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Hanging his head, he began to cry, slowly sinking to his knees, as the sobs deepened.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

The deal underscores the Qatar Investment Authority’s deepening ties with Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

BBC health correspondent Sharon Barbour investigates a deepening breast cancer scandal in County Durham and hears from women whose mastectomies were unnecessary.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Ahead of the meeting, rhetoric from Washington and Beijing has underscored only deepening acrimony and distrust over their rush to dominate the technological frontier.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The one good thing to come from his loss of freedom, he says, is his deepening faith in God.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

August arrived with a deepening of all the summertime splendors of New Hampshire.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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