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Instead, she said, governments should "look very carefully into the measures they're putting in place" and "sharpen the targeting of this support".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some teenagers are already using artificial intelligence to tackle homework, revise for exams and sharpen coursework.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Only months after the attacks, Spike Lee took on 9/11 with a boldness that only 15 years of provocative filmmaking — and a lifetime of loving New York — could sharpen into an artist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

If crooks have access to some of an individual’s personal information, that’s another way to sharpen the hook.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

He lifted his fingers from the keyboard and sat perfectly still He felt his hearing sharpen and sharpen until it seemed like another sense entirely, reaching out and around him.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

That “Going Shopping” is the album’s jauntiest cut — with a music video that restages Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al,” no less — only sharpens the critique.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

That contrast sharpens Rotterdam's concern about losing energy intensive industry to regions with looser rules and cheaper power.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The combination of a resilient economy with new sources of price pressure sharpens the debate facing the committee at its July 28-29 meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Nvidia’s newly announced Halos for Robotics safety stack sharpens the point: The company is building the software, compute and safety layer around humanoids, not trying to own the entire machine.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

I’m sure I said it right, but the butcher sharpens his face, slams down our meat, and motions us away.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

The wound is thought to be the first evidence for use of sharpened wooden spears in the prehistoric Middle East, according to Pomeroy.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Your appetite has been sharpened by sun, distance and swimming, and what you unwrap tastes less like something that survived the journey than something that has been quietly getting ready for you.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

"Competition in the global automotive market has sharpened noticeably," BMW finance boss Walter Mertl said, adding that the company would let an unspecified number of people go to bring costs down.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Recent reporting on the Minneapolis Police Department’s response to the surge has sharpened this point.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

On deck, Carlyle jabs at the squid with a mop handle sharpened into a harpoon, but the creature’s flesh is too thick for him to do much damage.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

The tone over the Falkland Islands dispute has been sharpening in Argentina from well before President Javier Milei's late-night national address on sanctions earlier this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

She did this countless times across her decades of unwavering support for the queer community, softening and sharpening her humor according to the severity of whatever topic she waded into.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

They are relying more heavily on their networks, learning how to use AI and sharpening their communication skills and personal qualities — such as coachability, curiosity and reliability — to find work and stay employed.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“This is a fast-moving space, and we’re sharpening our focus on the initiatives that matter most for customers, so we can move faster on what counts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

In Catelyn's small corner of the camp, Shadd Was slicing carrots into a kettle, Hal Mollen was dicing with three of his Winterfell men, and Lucas Blackwood sat sharpening his dagger.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin