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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
Landslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have killed at least 15 people in southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace themselves for the looming storm.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Not everyone cares for authenticity in the timbre of a narrator’s voice, and so we must brace for an expanding market of stories told by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I grip my safety harness and brace myself.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
As Japan braces for another hot summer, the Tokyo government has encouraged office workers to adopt more casual attire like T-shirts and shorts, instead of suit and ties, because of the heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
Kylian Mbappé had braces in the first two games and is tied with Ousmane Dembélé for the team scoring lead for four goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
I had scoliosis, braces, thick glasses, stood 5-foot-9 and wanted to be cool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Doug got the triple whammy: glasses, braces, pimples.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
U.S. stocks settled slightly lower as investors braced for a wave of major earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
U.S. stocks were little changed Wednesday as oil prices extended gains and investors braced for a wave of major earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
On Monday, the Balkans braced for temperatures of up to 40C, with firefighters in Bosnia battling blazes sparked during the heat.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
When she finished, she braced for her mother's reactions.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
After office buildings failed to fill back up in the years following the pandemic, investors and analysts had been bracing for a wave of defaults in commercial real-estate loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Investors are now bracing for a busy week ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
For months, policymakers, businesses and trade watchers in Washington had been bracing for a turbulent spring and summer around the future of the USMCA, the trade pact binding the United States, Canada and Mexico.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Midwestern city of Chicago was likewise bracing for possible grid overload.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 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
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