brace
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The phrase “more modern ways of thinking” may curdle the blood of the reader, who may brace for Ms. Lutz to inculpate her subject in matters of race, class and gender.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
James noted the large increase in fuel prices underscored "potential threats that still lurk for consumers and businesses", and the UK should brace for higher inflation.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The longer the crisis continues, the more likely today’s highflying markets will suddenly hear the urgent warnings in those airline safety briefings: “Brace, brace, brace!”
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“I was really just trying to brace for the contact with Sengun and we both are sweaty guys,” Ayton said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
I brace myself, and we hit the level concrete, the shocks absorbing most of it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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