brace
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The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for more job losses, earning boos and jeers from the crowd, as the crisis-hit company faces a drastic round of cost-cutting.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Though a brace was used, it became clear to Crimson’s caretakers that his paw couldn’t bear weight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
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
Kennedy was wearing the stiff back brace that he hid beneath his suit on bad days.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
“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
"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
It would have been "very obvious" she was a teenager, she says, explaining that she was very short and wore braces on her teeth at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
She rolls her eyes and reaches for her braces.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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
Freeman braced himself on his right side, which took the brunt of the impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Russian capital braced Wednesday for a possible fresh wave of fuel shortages as drivers queued nervously to fill up tanks after recent Ukrainian strikes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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
Our raft is pathetic—misshapen, odd-sized logs, braced with rope.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Earlier this year, traders were expecting rate cuts this year, but are now bracing for potential Fed rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Among those bracing for impact are shipping companies using the Panama Canal, a chokepoint that is tightening just as shipping is throttled from the Strait of Hormuz to the parched Rhine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In France, farmers are bracing for their smallest corn crop since 1980, and winegrowers are reporting some of the earliest harvests on record.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
Gliding, I love how bracing wind flows over my body and face.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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