hardened
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This high-temperature firing process works somewhat like baking clay in a kiln, causing the zirconia particles to fuse together and form a dense, hardened material.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Confidential,’” says Chhiu of the stunts in “Spider-Noir,” which follows Cage as a hardened private detective confronting the criminal underbelly of 1930s New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many are deployed on mobile truck-mounted launchers or concealed within hardened underground coastal missile bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Finish them off with flaky sea salt, then store them in the freezer for 30 minutes or until the outer chocolate shell has hardened.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Somewhere inside him, something soft and creative and vulnerable hardened, a mockingbird turning to stone.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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