braced

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Varathan says marginal yen bears should be braced for intervention to extract a price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Ipswich were braced for McKenna's departure, whether it was to another club or not, and had prepared accordingly.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Investors had braced in recent weeks for a higher-for-longer posture from the Fed, but this was sharper and reflected a committee inching from a watchful hold toward readiness to raise rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

“The market was braced for SJM to deliver a top-line miss given recent scanner data,” wrote BNP Paribas analyst Max Gumport in a research note Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He closed his eyes and braced for impact with . . . the soft grass.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith