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That could reduce dependence on newly mined resources, lower the environmental footprint of materials production, and strengthen domestic supplies of critical minerals and rare earth elements.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Karim Fawaz, executive director at S&P Global Energy, warned in the analysis that “Inventories are low, spare refining capacity is scarce, and seasonal demand is about to strengthen at exactly the wrong moment.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Maintaining an openness to people — and a willingness to strengthen connections with everyone from distant or estranged family members to friends, acquaintances and strangers — enables you to benefit from more social interaction.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

What the printing press did, quite simply, was undermine ‘the dishonourable tyranny of that Usurper, Authority’ and strengthen evidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The result strengthens the idea that these fatty acids may carry meaningful information about identity rather than simply being unusual chemical byproducts.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Denmark's Prime Minister said the deal "strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic area" but did not address specifics in the agreement that Trump mentioned in a social media post.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The extension bill, AB 1847, strengthens the deferral language so borrowers have greater certainty about their repayment options when they exit the program, Harabedian’s office noted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

This likely strengthens the case for the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate at its meeting this week, says Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Belinda Allen in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

For the student, music not only strengthens emotional and cognitive development, but also allows a new outlet of expression, and a new means of learning through listening and making sound.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The overall energy of the trip and the relationships strengthened by shared experience are worth much more than the nickels and dimes you won’t miss in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

He said the company would instead invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Other work has strengthened the case that communication between the hypothalamus and the rest of the body can influence aging.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Private-label competition has strengthened in ‘pretty much all of our categories’ over the past year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“He said that if I strengthened my control over my abilities, that would come naturally.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

"This study gives us real-world evidence about what separates a storm that is becoming organized from one that remains tilted and less capable of strengthening."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

A significant widening in profit margin—due to improved efficiency and the strengthening zloty against the dollar—also helped headline profit figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The pair were expected to discuss a further strengthening of ties including boosting trade, security and working with the European Union.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

One of those was International IDEA, an intergovernmental organization based in Stockholm and devoted to supporting and strengthening democracy around the world.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

We have removed the rot, we are strengthening the foundations.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers