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But you’d be wise to keep proving your worth and brace for a modest raise, if you get one at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

With California virtually certain to see a “super” El Niño, residents and business owners are being asked to brace for a wet and potentially punishing winter later this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Homeowners that stay warm with heating oil in the winter should also brace for higher prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

As employers brace for a fresh round of rising healthcare costs that outpace inflation, the stakes are getting higher for companies to contain spending on treatments such as popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 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

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

Their meeting comes as the 27-member European Union braces for tough negotiations to agree a joint budget for the seven-year stretch 2028-34.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

His shoulders were broad, and his shirt and braces strained against his shoulder blades.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

She said the summer's heatwaves had been "tough", but they were hoping for a cooler, wetter autumn, with the reserve braced for flood events and "saline surges" with seasonal tides.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

I braced for a fight and put my hands flat on the table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Treasury yields were mixed as markets braced for increased bond buyback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Anya braced herself, then asked the question she needed answered most.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

But “Tender Loving Care,” centered on two social service workers navigating the fraying social safety net and, in one case, anxiety about aging parents, possesses a bracing humanity full of compassion and urgency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Investors are bracing for things to get worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Los Angeles officials are bracing for more trouble if the forecast “super” El Niño brings heavy rains and flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now, amidst severe overcrowding in some areas, unsanitary conditions and limited healthcare access, the WHO is bracing for more and bigger disease outbreaks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

I fell, dropping to my knees, bracing my hands against the tile, trying to keep from being sick all over myself and the floor.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken