stiffen
Example Sentences
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"This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington DC safe and beautiful," the Pentagon chief said.
From BBC
Her roles in the 1950s diminished in plausibility, and Crawford’s acting stiffened into rigid self-presentation.
The visits — on different days and in different provinces — sought to stiffen the resolve of soldiers as the war approaches its 14th month and as Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons.
From Seattle Times
McCarthy also proposed stiffening work requirements for benefit programs like SNAP, which provides grocery money for low-income people.
From Reuters
He considered leaving Uganda then, but he stayed and led the campaign against a law enacted in 2014 that stiffened penalties for same-sex relations.
From Reuters
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