brace
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An ambulance was called and he was taken away on a stretcher wearing a pelvic brace.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Democrats and Republicans alike ought to brace for impact.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Hamm wore an arm brace during filming after a baseball injury, while Peet worked through a frozen shoulder in Season 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
If you marry, brace yourself in case her SSI disappears.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The thunder god slammed his feet through the bottom of the boat, and he used the sea bottom to brace himself, and he began to haul Jormungundr up on board.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
"Other common treatments for knee osteoarthritis include strengthening the thigh muscles, using knee braces, taking anti-inflammatory medications, getting cortisone and other injections, and sometimes having knee replacement surgery."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The wrist braces resemble the kind sold at a drugstore to help with tendon pain, the only difference being each comes equipped with a 7-pound weight at the end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But as the world braces for wildfires that are more frequent and intense, Heffernan also believes "we must take a global perspective".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
With a full beard, glittering earrings in both ears and braces on his teeth, Wallace is the man on campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Plus, I still had a mouthful of braces, a nose my face would never grow into, and ears that stuck out if I didn't cover them up with my frizzy brown hair.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Freeman braced himself on his right side, which took the brunt of the impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from huge wildfires returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
U.S. stocks settled slightly lower as 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
I thought I was ready and braced for the worst.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
Because it’s done so slowly and fluidly, emphasizing “soft joints” instead of locking out or bracing body parts, it’s low-impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Even so, the end of the lockup has left individual investors like Tamar June bracing for more volatility should company insiders decide to cash in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
And then the name I had been bracing against: Lesbos.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
"For this summer coming, we're bracing for what could be something extremely significant," Heffernan says.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
A second thought, however—that he must find his boy and see him safe—stirred him to rise again, first bracing himself on his forelegs before straightening his haunches.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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