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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

On this tour, even warhorses like “The Promised Land” or “Badlands,” which are always on the setlist, are honed and sharpened.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Asked by Chas to “remain truly objective,” it sharpened again.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He is right that forward guidance has corroded the central bank’s discipline rather than sharpened it.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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