bracing
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Several council members were also bracing for for tough campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
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
Porter says she, like other fans, is bracing for a dramatic closing act.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
To me, a doctor’s preparations for work of any kind are stimulating and bracing, but the effect of these things on both Arthur and Quincey was to cause them a sort of consternation.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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