strengthen
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The two companies also plan to cooperate on joint purchasing to boost price competitiveness, strengthen supply chain resilience and accelerate time-to-market for new models.
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
That, in turn, could bring jobs, strengthen the tax base, and improve quality of life.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
We were not concerned with getting off or lessening our punishment, but with having the trial strengthen the cause for which we were all struggling — at whatever cost to ourselves.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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