bolster

Example Sentences

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This new crisis will again strengthen the resolve of European countries and Canada to bolster their own defences and depend on themselves for their own security.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Also last month, Mistral AI clinched its first acquisition with the purchase of infrastructure startup Koyeb as it seeks to bolster computing capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He has even launched his own foundation, a Panama-based entity from which he hopes to offer a “rejuvenation cocktail,” a gene therapy that boosts follistatin, klotho, and SIRT1, another protein said to bolster longevity.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been deployed to “help bolster TSA efforts,” DHS said, although it did not specify how ICE agents are helping.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

I think about the old woman from our block, Khadijah auntie, who raised her fist to bolster me when some of the others were yelling at me about the fast.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed