brace

She wore a black back brace and her legs were cuffed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Even before the storm made landfall, hundreds of thousands were without power in the country's southeast - and Alabama, Florida and Georgia have issued states of emergency as they brace for heavy rains and flooding.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Analysts at Citi forecast what’s next as millions brace for their first major hurricane in years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Treasury yields rose as markets face geopolitical uncertainty and brace for interest rate increases amid a lull in economic indicators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

I brace myself for more scorn, but then one corner of his mouth lifts.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for Tropical Storm Isaias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a ‘coastally trapped Kelvin wave.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Modeling was performing, but I had braces and noticed I was chubbier than everybody else, creating new anxieties. To be 11, 12, and 13 just sucked.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Their meeting comes as the 27-member European Union braces for tough negotiations to agree a joint budget for the seven-year stretch 2028-34.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Dicey snapped up the side shades and held the windows while Maybeth put the braces under them.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Scotland is braced for a wet and windy weekend as two named storms hit in two days.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Treasury yields rose as bond investors braced for a potential rate hike from the Federal Reserve in response to the latest bout of energy-driven inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Investors had already braced for the worst, as the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Powerful waves thrashed communities along California's southern coast Friday, damaging homes and sending water cascading through streets as residents braced for more potential damage wrought by Tropical Storm Rachel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I braced myself as Arnold introduced his other guests.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

On markets: Wall Street is bracing for the Treasury’s next borrowing announcement, with investors uncertain about how much government debt is coming next month.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

As Trudy approached this week, Trejo and his staff found themselves once again boarding up their seaside cafe — while bracing themselves for lost income and potential damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

The capital was bracing for a fresh showdown on Monday, with Gandhi, leader of the Congress party, urging supporters to join a march to the Supreme Court.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

That false softness had left his voice and he sounded normal again, bracing and sonorous.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie