stiffen
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that young people should stiffen their spines and embrace hardship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
She has also vowed to stiffen prison sentences and to impose a state of emergency in areas worst hit by crime.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
"This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington DC safe and beautiful," the Pentagon chief said.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
In people with Alzheimer's, Aβ accumulates and causes arteries to stiffen, slowing the flow of fluids between brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
Rowan felt Marlie stiffen and saw her cheek begin to burn red.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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