- present participle of bolster.
bolstering
Example Sentences
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A deal would help Italian lender Intesa solidify an already strong position in its domestic market while bolstering its wealth-management, corporate and investment banking and consumer-finance businesses, RBC says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
But while that is driving record gains in equities markets, bolstering corporate profits and buoying the broader economy, Fitch warned that a material slowdown in global growth could stop the momentum in its tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A further €6.4bn is being unlocked from EU cohesion funds aimed at bolstering the 27-member bloc's economic and social infrastructure.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
"We maintain the view that an electric model with a high price tag... will not generate significant volumes" capable of bolstering Ferrari's earnings, Equita analysts wrote in a research note Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
But the guiding spirit of the demonstrators was Nana Sita, who, despite his arthritis, was moving among the demonstrators in high spirits, clapping them on the back, and bolstering their confidence with his own.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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