pillar

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The job gains were driven by a big rebound for the healthcare and social-assistance sector, the pillar that has held up the labor market for much of the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Additionally, Goldman Sachs predicts that central bank demand will remain a fundamental pillar of support, averaging about 60 metric tons monthly, once price volatility dissipates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Having the subsidies as a safety net feels like having a pillar to lean on,” she told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Tourism is a pillar of Middle Eastern governments’ quest to diversify and burnish their standing on the world stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

If the pillar is the sun, then these tables are like the orbits the planets take, making bigger and bigger circles the farther you get away.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston