sharpen

Those moves are part of an effort by new Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro to sharpen the company’s focus and help it respond faster to the changing entertainment industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead, she said, governments should "look very carefully into the measures they're putting in place" and "sharpen the targeting of this support".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I've brought over the man who repairs bicycles in Wolvercote, people who repair sewing, people who do computers, who sharpen knives."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Declining butterfly populations sharpen Ms. Korsgaard’s sense of urgency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

I immediately embarked on a crash program to sharpen my tennis skills and get in shape, physically and mentally.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

Fennel sharpens the sight and is an antidote to some poisons.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

“For her, it sharpened some sense of empathy and curiosity about people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

If their interpretation is correct, the injury may provide the first evidence that sharpened wooden spears were used in the prehistoric Middle East.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The row was sharpened by an earlier US suspension of drug funding after the embassy alleged theft of donated medicines, which the government disputed.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Still, while the desire to build nuclear weapons may have sharpened, so have the obstacles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Muriel’s eyes sharpened as she sensed certain victory.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

“I think everyone is sharpening their pencils and wondering what is the impact of this going to be,” Brill said of the spike in yields since August.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The tone over the Falkland Islands dispute has been sharpening in Argentina from well before President Javier Milei's late-night national address on sanctions earlier this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

She did this countless times across her decades of unwavering support for the queer community, softening and sharpening her humor according to the severity of whatever topic she waded into.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

The sharpening positions leave them without a clear framework for restarting talks, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I’ll have to get my rig together, do a piece of sharpening, and put my house in order. In a few days I’ll send the equipment with Tom.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck