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deepen

[dee-puhn] / ˈdi pən /




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"We hope this place will bear the fruits of a deeper return to faith, or at least help people deepen their faith," said the parish priest Marek Mrowczynski.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

That new perspective could deepen scientists' understanding of both healthy memory and the biological changes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

"Incidents like this that you see on top of the bonfire only deepen those fears and make people question whether they are fully and truly accepted and safe in Northern Ireland."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Iran will likely leverage that sympathy over the coming months to try to deepen its influence in Iraq through stronger ties with tribal leaders, clerics and political figures, Jiyad said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Eager to deepen his involvement at the school, and never afraid of putting in more hours, Volpe readily agreed.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Read: Apple’s MacBooks and iPads are getting more expensive as the memory crunch deepens.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Withdrawing from accurate, trustworthy information only deepens the problem.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

They’ll go back to their desks, the room sits empty, and the helplessness deepens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

“The Mandalorian and Grogu” takes the series’ thematic underpinnings — what parenting looks like between a masked human loner and an otherworldly toddler — and deepens them.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

After a while, as the night deepens, you feel a funny buzzing in your ears.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

Shares in major chip firms have fallen sharply in the US and Asia as a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related stocks deepened.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In the Dakota Territory, the future president regained his physical strength and emotional equilibrium, while he deepened his rapport with ordinary Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

As old friends that pop back into your life, affection only deepened with time, right when you need them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

In May, EasyJet reported that its losses had deepened by 27 percent in the first half of the financial year to £377 million, as the US-Iran conflict sent fuel prices soaring and upended travel plans.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Gordievsky's suspicions only deepened as he passed through the Moscow airport.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

As performers protest and studios sue in their war on artificial intelligence, the entertainment industry is deepening its dependence on it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

However, the deepening financial ties between major chip companies and their customers have been a source of concern for some investors.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The show of support and pledges come amid a deepening selloff in chip and tech stocks globally as investors grow increasingly unsettled about massive spending on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

But we saw during recent visits to Iran how its deepening economic and financial crisis is hurting.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The old part of the town, fiercely antebellum, rested in the stillest slackwater celebration of itself, in the habiliment of azaleas cutting into shadows with a soft-winged blue, or a deepening ruby.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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