harden
Example Sentences
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Mustapha Pakzad, a geopolitical analyst focused on Iran, said repression could rapidly harden if the protests turn overwhelmingly against the Islamic Republic.
Our hearts really do harden when we don’t keep them open, and the only way to keep them tender is to practice love, even when it feels radical or inconceivable.
From Salon
But we have not hardened them against a more present and increasingly destructive threat.
From Los Angeles Times
They have also agreed to spend another 1.5% on security-adjacent measures, such as hardening their infrastructure, which could help counter Russia’s hybrid attack.
Those were hardened industry types there last night.
From Los Angeles Times
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