bracing

Example Sentences

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During last week’s legislative hearing in Sacramento, other speakers stressed the importance of communicating clearly with the public, collaborating with nonprofits and county governments and bracing for an influx of hospital patients.

From Los Angeles Times

I close the door, bracing myself against it.

From Literature

Washington is bracing for an artificial-intelligence employment shock that is unlikely to arrive—and so the government risks spending billions of dollars preparing for the wrong problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across the United States, millions are bracing for a sprawling winter storm that is disrupting travel, threatening power infrastructure and sending temperatures plunging well below freezing.

From Salon

Airlines are bracing for several days of major travel disruptions as a powerful winter storm barrels its way across much of the U.S., promising heavy snowfall and potential power outages.

From Barron's