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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

All this sharpened Roberts’ belief that both pillars of the business needed the flexibility to forge their own paths unencumbered by the other.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

She cleared out weeds and broke up the ground with a sharpened stick.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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