beefed up

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That report, while stronger than analysts had forecast, included beefed-up commitments on AI capex and operating expenses that will dig deep into profit margins and weaken its balance sheet.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Here’s the catch: The new and beefed-up tax breaks are only for people at certain income levels .

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

When the headteacher sent a message to parents promising beefed-up security, she said she "felt reassured".

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Some tenant advocates worry that the beefed-up penalties will be purely symbolic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

In the department’s beefed-up hovercar Rick next flew to Polokov’s apartment building in the Tenderloin.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick