harden

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The service takes technical measures to harden the security of its server network.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Here is his list of 11 stocks to harden your portfolio against Iran risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Done right, market-structure legislation could harden the financial perimeter that underpins sanctions and law enforcement.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

But good intentions can harden into dogma, and instead of helping people work through conflicted feelings, practitioners doubled down on the proposition that any desire for change was evidence of internalized harm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

In the dark theaters, gum under the many seats began to harden with tooth impressions still in it.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury