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has sharpened

  • present perfect of sharpen (3rd person singular).

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Recent reporting on the Minneapolis Police Department’s response to the surge has sharpened this point.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

More recent research has sharpened the sustainability concern.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

The deletion of such a large number of names has sharpened concerns over errors, exclusion risks and the criteria used to determine "valid" voters.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

It has sharpened into something harder to hold.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

Although she’s a mess, her instinct for social fraud has sharpened.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood