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As the storm approaches Iceland, it will have strengthened to the equivalent of some of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in terms of atmospheric pressure.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2015

But if they can boost their numbers to 10 or 11 percent of the black vote—up from 5 or 6 percent—they will have strengthened their ground in an important way.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2014

Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives this week, and following the November elections, will have strengthened numbers in the U.S.

From Reuters • Jan. 3, 2011

Another principle, namely, the internal consciousness that the power or capacity of the nervous system is limited, will have strengthened, though in a subordinate degree, the tendency to violent action under extreme suffering.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles