bracing
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Ella Gude, head of fixed income at BNY Investments Newton, said bond traders could be bracing for higher consumer prices, even as yields have come off their highs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
This spring, Kyiv is bracing for a “very difficult” period of political and battlefield pressure likely to last until September, Zelensky told reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Indians are bracing for summer, with temperatures expected to cross 45C in some parts of the country.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The gauge was last marked at around 29 points, a level that suggests options traders are bracing for daily moves of around 115 points, or 1.8%, for the S&P 500 over the coming month.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
All around him, men leaped to their duties, spreading sails, bracing the yards.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing bracing
Wintry Words
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Scythe
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