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steeling

  • present participle
    of steel.
    steel
    noun
    any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.

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Mr. Wertman senses “a system steeling itself for impact.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Parents spend months steeling themselves to face an empty nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

And with the advanced warning, their fans globally had been steeling themselves for this moment.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

Six months after Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russian security services, accused of espionage and sent to a notoriously harsh Moscow prison, his family is steeling for an indeterminable wait.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

The following day Nel walked to the burying and found herself the only black person there, steeling her mind to the roses and pulleys.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison