bolster
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Specialist officers have been drafted in from other units to bolster the anti-corruption unit, including from the major incident team, and the inquiry is expected to take many months.
From BBC ● 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
The decision from McCormick to push for a London listing aims to facilitate capital flows and bolster liquidity for shareholders, McCormick said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Obsession” is certainly entertaining, which helps bolster it in the audience’s eyes.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 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
AbbVie has agreed to buy Apogee Therapeutics for about $10.9 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the biopharmaceutical company’s immunology and inflammation portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“The inflation outlook has intensified as the Iran war boosts energy costs, tariffs weigh on goods prices, and the AI data build out bolsters prices,” write my colleagues Josh Schafer and Megan Leonhardt.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Her tail hung over the arm bolsters, dripping.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Stocks broadly rose in Asia as hopes for a new U.S.-Iran ceasefire bolstered investor appetite for risky assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
She was also bolstered to see women continuing to compete even as their families grow.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
With the Los Tropicanos backing band behind him, Iggy’s energy was transferred through the players who bolstered his catalog of Detroit-bred proto punk with tight precision and the right amount of stumbling sleaziness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But perhaps CXMT, bolstered by the deep pockets of Hefei’s municipal-investment arm, would be able to accomplish what GigaDevice couldn’t.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Wildly exaggerated accounts of German atrocities inflamed public opinion and bolstered support for a war that was increasingly seen as a crusade against barbaric German militarism.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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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
Their coupling instantly captured the attention and hearts of fans around the world, and Swift’s presence at Chiefs games was even credited with bolstering female interest in NFL football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The plan has been executed well, with the Dodgers winning the World Series in two of Ohtani’s first three seasons while constantly bolstering the roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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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