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  • present participle of brace.
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bracing

[brey-sing] / ˈbreɪ sɪŋ /


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Although results largely met expectations, they avoided the worst-case scenarios some investors might have been bracing for.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The result is bright, bracing and deeply satisfying — the sort of meal that tastes like it should cost considerably more than it did.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

For now, investors appear more concerned with how they can get as much stock exposure as possible than they are with bracing for a bursting bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Stankova said her colleagues were bracing for sharp criticism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Brick walls, wooden bracing and support posts, shelves filled with dusty contents.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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