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  • present participle of harden.
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hardening

[hahr-dn-ing] / ˈhɑr dn ɪŋ /
NOUN
thickening
Synonyms


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In another sign of its hardening stance, North Korea deleted all references to uniting the divided peninsula from its constitution, an AFP review of the latest version this week showed.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Some Angelenos, like David Lefkowith, president of the Mandeville Canyon Assn., hope it will be more accepting of fire-resistant native species and emphasize less expensive home hardening measures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Some say they are turned off not only by the U.S.’s hardening immigration enforcement, but also by its faulty infrastructure, gun violence and living costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The sky was the color of cotton candy, but the stale kind that’s been hardening in a plastic bag for days after the fair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And lately some of his creditors had begun exhibiting an extraordinary hardening of resolve.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson



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