bolster
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Did the evidence Paramount put forward “just bolster the conclusion that there are serious questions here as to the legality of the merger,” asked U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
You could even use your history together to bolster that narrative.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
While the AI boom already is leading to more hacking, analysts said, it also is helping bolster defenses against hacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Johnson & Johnson completed its $1 billion acquisition of biotechnology company Firefly Bio to bolster its oncology pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
She took a sip of hot tea to bolster herself.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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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
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
Washington state has embarked on a bold experiment that bolsters families by giving all workers a way to earn access to $36,500 worth of long-term care when they need it.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
We put Alphie in the pram and pile around him the pot, the pan, the kettle, the jamjars and mugs, the Pope, two bolsters and the coats from the beds.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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Strong revenue performance was bolstered by growth on key payment metrics, showing resilient and steady consumer spending despite macroeconomic uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
She was also bolstered to see women continuing to compete even as their families grow.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The town has bolstered its financial controls, and now requires passwords for large contracts and closer scrutiny of ACH transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
Tommen’s rule is bolstered by all of the alliances that my lord father built so carefully, but soon enough she will destroy them, every one.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Conservationists said bolstering smaller hedgehog populations, providing habitat to support more animals, and helping them move around to increase viability of populations without crossing more roads were important.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Additionally, he said that the federal government’s focus on bolstering its cybersecurity posture should benefit the company.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The meeting decided on measures such as "bolstering up the nuclear force both in quality and quantity", the report said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 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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