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The government is toughening antidrug laws.
weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours
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Communities must toughen water systems by modernizing infrastructure, diversifying water supplies and strengthening fire-fighting.
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Peter H. Gleick, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
However, Proposition 36, which toughens penalties for drug crimes and shoplifting, is expected to increase the prison population by 1,600 people during the next fiscal year.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: The incoming Trump administration has vowed to toughen border policies with mass deportations.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Rough, thick hands, toughened by farming and fighting, plunge into a sack of harvested grain, feeling the fruits of their labor.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Peter H. Gleick, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
However, Proposition 36, which toughens penalties for drug crimes and shoplifting, is expected to increase the prison population by 1,600 people during the next fiscal year.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Yes, but: The incoming Trump administration has vowed to toughen border policies with mass deportations.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Rough, thick hands, toughened by farming and fighting, plunge into a sack of harvested grain, feeling the fruits of their labor.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Toughen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toughen. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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