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deepen

[dee-puhn] / ˈdi pən /




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Market regulators in Southeast Asia’s largest economy have since taken steps to address those issues, while BI expanded measures to attract foreign inflows and deepen liquidity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Analysts see the new hardware as an effort to deepen customers’ ties to the Apple ecosystem as AI rivals, including OpenAI, eye devices of their own.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

AI is actually more likely to deepen dependence on those platforms, he wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

He’s so instantly believable that the movie doesn’t need its traumatic flashbacks to their childhood that distract more than deepen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lee looked at him and the brown eyes under their rounded upper lids seemed to open and deepen until they weren’t foreign any more, but man’s eyes, warm with understanding.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The cancellation deepens a crisis over the region’s federally mandated homelessness functions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

But he will call on the EU to design its "Made in Europe" programme in a way that deepens ties with the UK "rather than erecting new barriers", Treasury sources told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Arriving in Bishkek on Sunday, Xi hailed what he described as a "golden period" in relations with Central Asian Kyrgyzstan, as China deepens its influence in the historically Russia-dominated region.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Then, during halftime, I’m on the bench, and he’s behind me, talking about”—she deepens her voice—“‘Ay!

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

A weak year for USC’s health system deepened the shortfall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rising yields have spread to mortgage bonds and other debt markets, which in turn deepened the selloff in Treasurys, a cycle that Wall Street sees petering out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Those doubts deepened when Pillinger placed a model of Beagle 2 on the lawn.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The discovery of pottery decorated in Mississippian styles only deepened the mystery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Maybe the demons had good reason, because as I watched, the felines' hisses and purrs deepened into rumbling growls and they grew bigger, becoming...big cats.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Marvell is also positioned to benefit from its deepening relationship with Google, according to Reitzes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

South Korea said Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine in response to a deepening diplomatic row over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"These investigations exemplify how Artemis and Moon Base are expanding the frontier of lunar exploration, advancing innovative technologies, deepening our understanding of the Moon's environment, and paving the way for future astronaut missions."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

All three major U.S. stock indexes ended lower on Monday following a setback for Middle East peace talks and a deepening selloff in Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

We all looked up at the deepening, golden sky.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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