thickened
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Each layer thickened the regulatory side of the law, but without strengthening the liberal one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
When the sleepiest central bank on Earth becomes the one that matters, the plot has thickened.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Add 2 cups water or broth and simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened and stew-like.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
"This thickened, heated crust may have made the region mechanically weaker, so that the plate boundary preferentially shifted here," explains co-author PD Dr. Jörg Geldmacher, marine geologist at GEOMAR.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
Moisture thickened the air and hung there, always present and never getting it over with.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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