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Dustin Reid, chief fixed-income strategist at Mackenzie Investments, said the calm in bonds now appears to be breaking down as traders brace for potentially more aggressive Fed rate hikes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The auction comes as investors brace for rising interest rates after hawkish communication from Federal Reserve officials followed the central bank’s first rate increase since 2023 last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

With California virtually certain to see a “super” El Niño, residents and business owners are being asked to brace for a wet and potentially punishing winter later this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It's back-to-school time again - and families brace for the challenge of swapping summer lie-ins for school routines, easing first-day nerves and getting ready for the year ahead.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He takes a deep breath as if to brace himself.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“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

"Other common treatments for knee osteoarthritis include strengthening the thigh muscles, using knee braces, taking anti-inflammatory medications, getting cortisone and other injections, and sometimes having knee replacement surgery."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The wrist braces resemble the kind sold at a drugstore to help with tendon pain, the only difference being each comes equipped with a 7-pound weight at the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Then he takes two steps forward and braces his hands on the edges of Ainsley’s desk.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Left guard Chris Paul stepped on Daniels’ foot as he backed away from center and the quarterback threw a wild incomplete pass as he braced himself on the ground with his other hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

France's national weather agency said Monday as France braced for its fifth heatwave of the season that "future summers will generally be hotter than those experienced to date".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The UK is braced for its fifth heatwave of the year this week, as persistent dry weather puts further pressure on water supplies and could see more areas declared in drought.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

U.S. stocks were little changed Wednesday as oil prices extended gains, while investors braced for a wave of major earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

She braced herself, but then Mama didn’t say more, and neither did Papa.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

The county’s library director, Skye Patrick, told The Times Thursday evening that they were bracing for “complete mayhem.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Local hospitals are bracing for funding cuts, though a carve-out may keep many valley residents from losing coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures started the week lower with the market bracing for cooler late-September weather that will reduce power-sector demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But Resta said he was bracing himself for further delays, and with so much time having passed, some of his relatives feared they would not live long enough to see the trial.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

She took a deep breath, as though bracing herself, and said, “It’s that mark, the mark in Beedle the Bard. Look at this!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling