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booster

[boo-ster] / ˈbu stər /
NOUN
supporter
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“Vali is also a great booster of L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The trick with thrusters was evocative of what SpaceX has now been doing for years with booster rockets cruising back to earth, touching down in landing pads or being snared by launch towers.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

While exports were the key "booster", the third quarter was "particularly difficult" for China, as retail performance was weak and fixed-asset investment declined, Dan Wang, a director on Eurasia Group's China team, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mr. Korman proves to be an effective booster of his own area of technology, cybersecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Each of them had deserved a little booster, as she’d begun to think of it.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The corporate migration carries extra sting because the companies were by far the top corporate boosters in Oklahoma City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The bill was supported by the California News Publishers Assn., of which the Los Angeles Times is a member and a wide range of other community news boosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Most estrangement experts point to social media, and especially TikTok, as one of the biggest boosters of the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

So far, A.I. boosters have been quick to take credit when their models hit a new benchmark in email-writing or 3D modeling.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

The boosters kick in and the ship catapults into hyperspace.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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