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reinforce

[ree-in-fawrs, -fohrs] / ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /


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This apparent tension between doubt and faith may reinforce one of Serling’s most familiar and enigmatic lines: “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The findings reinforce an important lesson from the 2025 trial: simply encouraging people to walk differently is not necessarily enough.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

According to Africa CDC chief, his organisation was working with all the countries in the region to reinforce response mechanisms.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“From an investment perspective, this may reinforce the company’s competitive positioning as the broadest retail ecosystem in the United States.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Alberto was assigned to reinforce the pen, which was then personally inspected by Father, followed by yet another talk with Travis behind closed doors.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

For now, the research reinforces the importance of exercise while revealing that its benefits depend on an intricate network of molecular processes inside muscle cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Last, it reinforces that he probably does have plans for after the midterms.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

“It reinforces the idea that we are a meritocracy,” Altman said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices and vulnerable supply routes reinforces the need to move faster on renewable energy, storage and electrification," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Each one I go to only reinforces my general impression that religions have much, much more in common than they like to admit.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

“This just reinforced the fact that the Fed has more work to do,” Rehling at Wells Fargo said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The broader analysis also reinforced the earlier finding that an unusually large amount of mass is concentrated near the cluster's center.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dozens of fire-damaged homes, which were simple, one-storey buildings in Nir Oz, have now been torn down, leaving just rows of the reinforced concrete safe rooms, which failed to keep people safe.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Samsung’s preliminary results Thursday reinforced the upbeat industry outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was at that time that they built a fortress of reinforced concrete over the faded tomb of José Arcadio, so that the corpse's smell of powder would not contaminate the waters.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This created a reinforcing cycle in which rising oxygen levels encouraged chemical changes that supported biological growth, which in turn helped maintain atmospheric oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has fallen to historic lows, reinforcing that companies are very reluctant to lay off workers with the economy growing steadily.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Work is similarly under way to improve Europe's early warning system with plans under discussion including reinforcing the mandate of the bloc's border agency Frontex to conduct social media monitoring.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

It led to a level of expectation rarely seen around a young American player - reinforcing the sense that he might be the real deal.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

She drops a luchi forcefully onto a plate next to the stove, as if reinforcing her point.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins


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