sharpen
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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
Upon graduating, Dean worked to sharpen her songwriting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
Kids who sharpen their pencils, go to the board to do math problems, and open their books to read a poem.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
That contrast sharpens Rotterdam's concern about losing energy intensive industry to regions with looser rules and cheaper power.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
The development sharpens the rivalry between Google’s custom semiconductor business and market leader Nvidia, as growing use of agentic AI brings a surge in demand for faster, more energy-efficient chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
“The Los Angeles that asserts itself from the shadows of that spectacle, a concept that sharpens this contrast between how the dream factory depicts it, and the reality of life within the actual place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
He insists it sharpens the mind the way a whetstone sharpens a blade.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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
This is a Golden Boot race shaped by stars, sharpened by numbers and defined by rarity.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The ice did not help—if anything it sharpened the sourness, and made the taste linger in the mouth after the mead was swallowed.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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
The foundations of Glave's recent progress has come from a focus on sharpening the first 40 metres of his race.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"For now, people are sharpening their swords and firming up their positions," auto analyst Stefan Bratzel of the Centre of Automotive Management told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Bowen said she looks forward to sharpening the company’s strategy across its content, accelerating growth and driving profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I was next to Togbe on the bench, sharpening the blade of a hoe while he worked on the loose handle of a cutlass.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
