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.
Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the committee’s Democratic chair, who faces a tough re-election fight, said he planned to introduce legislation to stiffen penalties and introduce bans for executives at failed banks.
From New York Times
In its annual threat assessment released earlier this month, the U.S. intelligence community reported that China is “redoubling” its local influence campaign in the face of stiffening resistance at the national level.
From Seattle Times
In its annual threat assessment released earlier this month, the U.S. intelligence community reported that China is “redoubling” its local influence campaigns in the face of stiffening resistance at the national level.
From Seattle Times
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