: sclerosis sense 1
hardening of the arteries
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The result was an embarrassing scandal for the Reagan administration and a further hardening of Iran’s revolutionary regime.
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Increasing research evidence suggests that ultrafine particles can affect heart function, causing hardening of arteries, lung inflammation, and systemic inflammation.
—Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Underneath the recent hardening of Chinese views on the United States lies a deeper, older source of antagonism.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Physical hardening provided by the DVRA analysis may include façade reinforcement, concealment of critical assets and ballistic film on windows to name a few.
—Bill Edwards, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Increasing research evidence suggests that ultrafine particles can affect heart function, causing hardening of arteries, lung inflammation, and systemic inflammation.
—Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Underneath the recent hardening of Chinese views on the United States lies a deeper, older source of antagonism.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Physical hardening provided by the DVRA analysis may include façade reinforcement, concealment of critical assets and ballistic film on windows to name a few.
—Bill Edwards, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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hardening
noun
hard·en·ing
ˈhärd-niŋ, -ᵊn-iŋ 
: sclerosis sense 1
hardening of the arteries
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