as in sharpening
to make sharp or sharper
at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades
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What philosophy does is force leaders to think more carefully about their own lives and careers, while sharpening their judgement and understanding of power, ambition, ethics, and other issues central to leadership.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026 -
The surge is sharpening divides in a city defined by its extremes.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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But Ehlers has given Carolina a newfound level of offensive depth, especially given he’s meshed surprisingly well with Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook, two veteran checkers who have been mucking and grinding for years on a team that does that better than anyone.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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The couples who describe their relationship as genuinely easy — not without conflict, but without the grinding exhaustion that characterizes so many long-term partnerships — don’t tend to share the same hobbies or communication style.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Stropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stropping. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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