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bolster

[bohl-ster] / ˈboʊl stər /


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Through the restructuring, BuzzFeed’s leaders said, the company will aim to grow its audience and bolster its positon in free streaming content.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Oddie was also a passionate supporter of the Green Party and gave his time, and fame, to bolster wildlife charities such as the RSPB.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The French company agreed to buy the U.S. supplier of software to the life-sciences industry, as it seeks to bolster its artificial-intelligence offering.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Additionally, the prospect of repatriated capital could bolster the yen, which has seen USD/JPY rise above 163, an exchange rate not seen since 1986.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Cahokia’s rulers tried to bolster their position by building even bigger houses and flaunting even more luxury goods like fancy pottery and jewelry made from exotic semiprecious stones.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

As if to remind me, the driver’s seat g-sensing dynamic side bolsters nudged me in the ribs at every turn.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

Two bolsters can be piled on top of each other.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

She was also bolstered to see women continuing to compete even as their families grow.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

That means in the immediate term, Riyadh will likely have to divert resources away from its domestic development and into bolstered air defenses, including in counterdrone technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The content law is a major weapon in the EU's bolstered armoury adopted in recent years to curb what Brussels describes as Big Tech's excesses.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

It launched the caregiver-leave benefit and bolstered the perk with training for managers to help them work with direct reports who are caring for a loved one.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Something about the partnership with Root bolstered him.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky is due to hold important talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House, where he is hoping to firm up commitments to bolstering Kyiv's anti-ballistic missile defences.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

This includes bolstering London's close ties with Kyiv and plans to strengthen relations with the European Union after the rancour of the Brexit years.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Additionally, he said that the federal government’s focus on bolstering its cybersecurity posture should benefit the company.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Resilient travel demand and restrained supply—especially with the onetime discount leader Spirit Airlines out of the picture—are bolstering airline executives’ confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The two theories had to be congenitally linked—each bolstering and completing the other.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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