strengthening
- present participle of strengthen.
Example Sentences
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The strengthening El Niño is arriving on top of an oil-supply shock caused by the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The work suggests that strengthening the cellular machinery responsible for folding proteins could help protect these cells from damage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Exercise Sea Breeze is aimed at strengthening warfighting capabilities and counter-mine measures in the Black Sea.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“The strengthening we have seen in our credit performance is deliberate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In 2012, several further studies corroborated these initial findings, strengthening the links between these variants of mental illness and family histories and deepening questions about their etiology, epidemiology, triggers, and instigators.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
