sharpened
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"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
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
The focus has sharpened since fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz announced a wrist injury had put paid to his hopes of winning a third straight French Open title.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
We sang along, pointing as she did with our sharpened pencils, rubber end out.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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