strengthen
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Advances in artificial-intelligence can strengthen markets’ defense against cyber threats but the technology now has the capacity to cause a macro-financial shock too, the IMF warns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Emerging markets tend to do better when the dollar is weak, and UBS strategists note the dollar’s recent inability to strengthen despite real interest rate differentials with Europe and better-than-expected economic growth.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The State Department said it is using "commonsense tools to support American families and strengthen compliance" with US laws in an approach it said would enforce parents' "legal and moral obligations to their children".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“We will strengthen our processes and continue pushing toward the standard our community expects and deserves.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Ceaugescu’s ban on abortion was designed to achieve one of his major aims: to rapidly strengthen Romania by boosting its population.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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