have strengthened
- present perfect of strengthen.
Example Sentences
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“Growing expectations of further interest rate hikes in the United States have strengthened the U.S. dollar,” SMBC’s Hirofumi Suzuki says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Additional discoveries at the cave have strengthened the idea that the site was used intentionally for burial rituals.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
The in-form pair have dominated recent discourse among The Tartan Army and their respective cases have strengthened with an untimely injury for Boro forward Tommy Conway.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
American stock is down 17% so far this year, but has surged 19% in April, through Friday’s close, as peace hopes have strengthened.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
“Not five minutes to spare even for your friends Miss Fairfax and Miss Bates? How unlucky! Miss Bates’s powerful, argumentative mind might have strengthened yours.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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