toughened

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The tower uses 33 colors across 300 panels, made from the same toughened plastic used for fighter jet windscreens.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The news comes ahead of language requirements for citizenship being toughened for everyone else under new immigration rules from January 1.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

"In one way it toughened me. But I would have preferred a normal childhood, with friends, with joy," he said, his room decorated with a large painting of his hometown.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

European Union officials have also toughened their language against Israel in recent weeks.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

The two evenings a month of training had not toughened them very much.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck