hardened

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But the conflict hardened political and diplomatic estrangement, leaving little space even for limited normalisation.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And the intensifying competition with the U.S. has hardened his resolve to set China on a course of self-sufficiency from energy to semiconductors and to limit foreign influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But that dinner, more than anything else, adds a hardened glaze of insult to Megan’s allegation that Thompson cheated on her.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

“It hardened the resolve in the region and cemented the alignment within the Gulf with the U.S.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Somewhere inside him, something soft and creative and vulnerable hardened, a mockingbird turning to stone.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon