inures

verb

present tense third-person singular of inure
as in strengthens
to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare

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  • Denmark will buy two Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, giving its military a dedicated anti-submarine capability as NATO strengthens its focus on securing the Arctic and North Atlantic against growing undersea threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • But his latest novel, in its shortcomings, only strengthens the case that noir will stagnate if it isn’t perpetually refreshed by new generations.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
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