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strong

[strawng, strong] / strɔŋ, strɒŋ /


ADJECTIVE
able to endure
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Other chip stocks are also in negative territory on Wednesday after SK Hynix’s second-quarter results fell short of high market expectations even though net profit surged 13-fold on strong demand for advanced chips.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"It means you're strong and, can I say, special?"

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

He eventually succeeded by exposing corals to strong UV rays and other stressors to create extremely resilient organisms that even survived the 2024 bleaching unscathed.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

It also cited strong visibility from clients as they seek to expand capacity to produce more chips so they can satisfy demand from their own customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

I keep close, grateful Father is a big, strong, unsmiling man.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"Assuming the Fed leaves rates unchanged as expected, traders will be on the lookout for a potentially stronger description of inflation risks and/or possible wording to signal conditional tightening," said Matt Weller at City Index.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Diomande connected very well with right-back Ridle Baku at Leipzig and may look even stronger with the support of the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Marc Cucurella.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Sales climbed 8% to $24.56 billion, driven by stronger commercial plane deliveries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Though this correlation doesn’t amount to a guarantee, you should know that it is stronger statistically than many of the other indicators that get far more attention on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The next day I felt embarrassed at how I’d acted, that I hadn’t been stronger and able to handle it.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Google parent Alphabet is financially the strongest big tech company, but even it is swallowing a free-cash-flow negative quarter—its first since its IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

"The first leg of the artificial-intelligence boom was financed with cash, confidence and some of the strongest balance sheets in corporate America," wrote Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Welcoming her, Powell said: "Working together, we will ensure the party continues to lead the way in campaigning, with the strongest ground operation in British politics as we prepare for the next general election."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Among the strongest signs of tectonic activity are Venus's enormous rift valleys.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

To be trapped at the summit, where the wind was coldest and strongest, was too dangerous.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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