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The Cowboys and Colts both believed it was worth selling off future assets to bolster their chances in the near-term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

In Abu Dhabi this week McIlroy is seeking to bolster his bid to win the Race To Dubai for a record-equalling eighth time.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Nonprofit election protection organizations mobilized civic, business, and religious leaders to bolster support for threatened election officials.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

The company said it would work to "bolster local water security, and add more than one gigawatt of clean energy capacity" to the national grid.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 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

“The market has ample capacity to price hikes well beyond what economic fundamentals would justify for a modal expectation, which only further bolsters the greenback,” said Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ms. Aptowicz’s sympathetic portrait of the people who stood their ground at Christiana bolsters recent reconsideration of their actions as resistance rather than a riot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In an earnings call in May, he said that ownership bolsters the facilities’ protection from “unwarranted litigation” around medical care and other detention conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

They also used footage to piece together Mangione's alleged movements after the shooting, and ballistics and fingerprint evidence they claim bolsters their case.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

‘Guests unable to sleep in their beds, and good bolsters ruined and all! What are we coming to?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Despite the bolstered tax incentives, local film and TV production in the Los Angeles area continues on a downward trend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Eli Lilly rose 6.6% to $1373.70 after the drugmaker said strong demand for its Zepbound and Mounjaro obesity drugs bolstered third-quarter sales growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

High stock valuations and low unemployment, meanwhile, have bolstered spending among richer households while allowing Americans of more modest means to spend at levels adequate to undergird a six-year-old expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

ME+EM said a strong online performance and store openings bolstered its sales growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

His authority bolstered by a title on the door and personalized office stationery, York set forth a “working philosophy” for Livermore calling for “always pushing at the technological boundaries.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

China’s central bank is bolstering stock-buying tools as a market slump threatens financing for technology companies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The next step is bolstering the reliability of communications and data integration systems so AI-powered weaponry can actually help human fighters out in remote and austere conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The tankan is likely to show “firmer business sentiment and elevated inflation expectations, bolstering the case for further BOJ rate hikes,” CBA’s Kristina Clifton says in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Brian Atlas of the “Whatever” podcast posted a video of the alleged victim drinking with Peters, as if it were exonerating evidence instead of bolstering the criminal case against him.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 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