Example Sentences

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Other states are considering following the lead of Oregon and California by toughening restrictions on corporate medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Several nations are toughening up age restrictions on social media platforms as concerns grow over excessive screen time for children and their exposure to harmful content online.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Ministers say the DRC has not made changes required under the toughening up of the UK's asylum rules announced in November.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Legal scholars, however, say the recent criticism of provisional sentences ignores more than a decade of legislation and jurisprudence aimed at toughening up a legal system that can take years to reach a final verdict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

“He needs some toughening up—y’all being too soft on him!”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia