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Both players came to England's rescue when it was needed most - Kane's brace against DR Congo preventing a humiliating round of 32 exit, and Bellingham's double against Norway sealing their place in the semi-finals.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

As consumers brace for higher electronics prices, Apple’s pricing power is putting the company on track for an earnings boost amid a global memory crunch.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Jude Bellingham had a brace in each of England’s last two games to match teammate Harry Kane’s six goals in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

As Gulf allies brace for more retaliation, energy markets steeled themselves for another economic hit, and traffic through the strait is once again stalling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

I’m powerless to stop it so I brace myself, but in the end it isn’t necessary because the blackness swallows me before it hits.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Amber and yellow heat-health alerts have come into effect across England as the United Kingdom braces for one of the longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

As Britain braces itself for another hot week, experts are warning that many fridges in UK homes and supermarkets are unable to cope with the sort of record-breaking temperatures we have been experiencing.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

I had scoliosis, braces, thick glasses, stood 5-foot-9 and wanted to be cool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

The faces looked so young to him: braces, acne, retainers, the very first bristles of a beard.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Jefferies equities trading analyst Jeffrey Favuzza said he believed investors were focused on whether IBM’s preliminary results are “a harbinger of what we are braced for” with ServiceNow’s and SAP’s results set for next week.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Diana said she was braced for the day Ronaldo announced his international retirement.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Against them we held our nets, feet firm and braced in the mud while the water rushed away, and the fish came tumbling into them.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

And then the name I had been bracing against: Lesbos.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

“The oil and gas industry came into 2026 bracing for a difficult year,” analysts at research provider Wood Mackenzie wrote in a note on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The region is bracing for more heatwaves before the summer ends.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

In her bracing debut, “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff mounts a convincing case for his innocence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

They retired there by the thousand because the air was so bracing and healthy it kept them, so they believed, alive for a few extra years.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl