The government is toughening antidrug laws.
weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours
Recent Examples on the WebThe initiative would toughen penalties for retail theft and require drug treatment for those charged with possession.—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024 Sometimes the shrimp at the edges of the pan had curled and toughened by the time the ones in the middle cooked through.—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024 The Senate bill would toughen asylum screenings and speed up the process, as well as give presidents the power to immediately expel migrants if arrivals surpass a certain daily threshold.—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 California lawmakers plan to expedite their bills to address retail theft — an effort to derail a movement to put a question on the November ballot that would toughen a law that made certain lower-level crimes misdemeanors.—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for toughen
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