brace
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To address a partial UCL tear, he was expected to undergo a hybrid internal brace procedure, which would set him up to return to catching full time in nine months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Even before the storm made landfall, hundreds of thousands were without power in the country's southeast - and Alabama, Florida and Georgia have issued states of emergency as they brace for heavy rains and flooding.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Analysts at Citi forecast what’s next as millions brace for their first major hurricane in years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Dustin Reid, chief fixed-income strategist at Mackenzie Investments, said the calm in bonds now appears to be breaking down as traders brace for potentially more aggressive Fed rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Friar Hugo, old friend, brace yourself. I am the bearer of tragic news!”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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As California braces for a historic “super” El Niño after years of drought, many die-hard skiers are looking to the mountains and hoping for snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for Tropical Storm Isaias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Knee braces ranked highly across several important measures.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Modeling was performing, but I had braces and noticed I was chubbier than everybody else, creating new anxieties. To be 11, 12, and 13 just sucked.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He braces himself for fury or suspicion or disappointment—something unpleasant—from her.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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Elsewhere, it reports that Scotland is braced for Storm Boleo after Storm Austen caused disruption in south-west England on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Investors had already braced for the worst, as the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The city was one of several coastal communities to see flooding Friday as residents braced for Tropical Storm Rachel, which is expected to cause more issues over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Powerful waves thrashed communities along California's southern coast Friday, damaging homes and sending water cascading through streets as residents braced for more potential damage wrought by Tropical Storm Rachel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
He closed his eyes and braced for impact with . . . the soft grass.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The three million residents of Kyiv are bracing for the worst winter of the nearly five-year-old war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
On markets: Wall Street is bracing for the Treasury’s next borrowing announcement, with investors uncertain about how much government debt is coming next month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Firefighters are bracing for another day of Santa Ana winds and extreme temperatures as they continue to battle a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Climbing up the hill after her, bracing his knee with his palm, he’d wiped his hands on his trousers and answered our clamorous whispers—dead? is he—?—with the brief impersonal nod of a doctor....
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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