as in to intensify
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
this book really deepens our knowledge of how the brain works
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Recent Examples of deepen
Connections can deepen through small acts of kindness with Venus in Virgo.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Its timing, however, came just after an Arab-Islamic summit in Doha condemning Israel’s strike in Qatar and amid deepening doubts over US security commitments in the Gulf.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
What To Know Exercise Falcon Strike 2025, now in its eighth edition and the fourth consecutive year conducted in Thailand, aims to enhance the capabilities of the participating troops and deepen mutual trust and cooperation between the two sides, according to the Chinese military.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is a deepening inequality among households in the United States.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Its timing, however, came just after an Arab-Islamic summit in Doha condemning Israel’s strike in Qatar and amid deepening doubts over US security commitments in the Gulf.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
What To Know Exercise Falcon Strike 2025, now in its eighth edition and the fourth consecutive year conducted in Thailand, aims to enhance the capabilities of the participating troops and deepen mutual trust and cooperation between the two sides, according to the Chinese military.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is a deepening inequality among households in the United States.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Officials say these events have intensified threat assessments and prompted tighter control over all physical and aerial access points.—
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Under leader Xi Jinping, China has intensified military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan, regularly sending fighter jets and warships, looking to squeeze its presence on the world stage.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Researchers revealed that their work highlights the effectiveness of electronic band structure engineering in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of superionic conductors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Scott echoed Tillis’s sentiments and added that the legislation would be vital to enhance security on public transit.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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And heightened security measures – whether widespread bag checks in places where nearly everyone is carrying a bag or the use of metal detectors – slow that down.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The sharp drop in mortgage rates owes in part to government data showing a significant decline in hiring, which has heightened expectations that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates and in turn put downward pressure on borrowing costs, some analysts told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The farmer's innovation exemplifies prosocial AI; systems that are tailored, trained, tested and targeted to bring out the best in and for people and planet; technology that is designed to strengthen rather than extract from social fabric.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Economists expect the yuan could strengthen to 7 per dollar by the end of this year — a conviction driven in large part by Beijing's efforts to revive economic growth and encourage more investment onshore.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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