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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The warehouse’s operator, Lineage Logistics, previously faced federal penalties over ammonia safety in Iowa and a smaller fire in Boyle Heights in 2024, sharpening scrutiny of its handling of hazardous refrigerants.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026 -
Morocco has just leapfrogged South Africa in the African Development Bank industrial ranking, sharpening the urgency to cut costs that hollow out factories.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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The boys were grinding today, my goodness.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Antonelli had actually just managed to pass Russell on track on lap 61 before grinding to a halt a lap later.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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“Stropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stropping. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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