: sclerosis sense 1
hardening of the arteries
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Senate Bill 672 would require companies to offer and sell property insurance to customers whose properties meet the fire hardening and mitigation standards introduced by Lara’s office and approved in 2022.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Homeowners can get a 10% discount for structural wildfire hardening of their home, and a 5% discount for hardening the home’s immediate surroundings.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The purpose of the Fire Risk Mitigation Memorandum Account, according to state law, is to record activities including system hardening, event response and vegetation management.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
It’s often used by people who have had a stroke and holds a host of benefits that combat high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries, and tension in the nerves.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Inside the country, the result could be a siege mindset, a hardening of Israeli politics, and a search for scapegoats.
—Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
After catastrophic fires burned thousands of homes in 2020, lawmakers invested $195 million into readiness, including outfitting local fire departments and developing home hardening programs.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2024
This combination of factors is driving a major shift in consumer demand toward home hardening: enhancements that make homes safer and more resilient while protecting the homeowner’s investment in the face of persistent threats.
—Jon Bostock, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
Xi’s coercive measures and saber rattling have contributed to the hardening rift.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Homeowners can get a 10% discount for structural wildfire hardening of their home, and a 5% discount for hardening the home’s immediate surroundings.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
The purpose of the Fire Risk Mitigation Memorandum Account, according to state law, is to record activities including system hardening, event response and vegetation management.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
It’s often used by people who have had a stroke and holds a host of benefits that combat high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries, and tension in the nerves.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Inside the country, the result could be a siege mindset, a hardening of Israeli politics, and a search for scapegoats.
—Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
After catastrophic fires burned thousands of homes in 2020, lawmakers invested $195 million into readiness, including outfitting local fire departments and developing home hardening programs.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2024
This combination of factors is driving a major shift in consumer demand toward home hardening: enhancements that make homes safer and more resilient while protecting the homeowner’s investment in the face of persistent threats.
—Jon Bostock, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
Xi’s coercive measures and saber rattling have contributed to the hardening rift.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 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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