strengthen
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They also demonstrated key biological learning behaviors, including spike-timing dependent plasticity: the process that allows neurons to strengthen or weaken their connections based on timing.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
While the war will strengthen Beijing's ongoing push towards self-reliance, China is not really winning in this scenario, says Yu Jie from London-based think tank Chatham House.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
AT&T has been spending up as it looks to strengthen both its wireless and internet networks, and those investments are driving subscriber gains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
TOKYO—Japan eased longstanding restrictions on arms exports, another small step away from its pacifist past that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will strengthen Tokyo’s ties with the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
We tracked down her sisters and arranged a visit where Trina could see her son, and it seemed to strengthen her in ways I wouldn't have thought possible.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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