sharpen

The more competitive environment will offer a better indication of their fitness, allowing them to sharpen up their footwork and find more rhythm with minutes on a match court.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The transaction is “part of Alibaba’s overall road map to sharpen its strategic focus,” said Zhou Bingshu, chief executive officer of Lingxi Games, without disclosing the size of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nvidia stock has been on a roll ahead of its earnings but AMD's most recent deal could sharpen AI chip competition.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

A small bundle of herbs can sharpen a bowl of rice and beans.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

While Mr. D was returning the test papers, he gave the class a few minutes of free time to sharpen pencils or stretch or talk.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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

"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

Now that it has ended, its verdict has sharpened the question of what will happen to the babies in Singapore.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

IBM further sharpened its focus on the cloud-computing market with investments in hybrid cloud computing software and quantum computing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

But as Roz swam closer, the details sharpened into the perfect lines and angles of the mining station.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

He reads psychology and self-help books, talks openly about sharpening his mind and appears to spend far more time analysing himself than most 21-year-olds.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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

“At the same time, we are sharpening our strategic focus, evaluating where we allocate capital and resources and making disciplined choices that we believe will strengthen Tractor Supply.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, it seemed to wake the herbs up, sharpening their edges and giving the whole thing just enough brightness to keep the carbs from feeling sleepy.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

He could fetch the whetstone when the blades needed sharpening.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder