bracing
Example Sentences
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Across the United States, millions are bracing for a sprawling winter storm that is disrupting travel, threatening power infrastructure and sending temperatures plunging well below freezing.
From Salon
Airlines are bracing for several days of major travel disruptions as a powerful winter storm barrels its way across much of the U.S., promising heavy snowfall and potential power outages.
From Barron's
Amazon.com workers are bracing for another round of massive job cuts, with the company reportedly expected to announce those cuts as soon as next week.
From MarketWatch
Ice is an especially big worry in West Texas, where Permian Basin producers are bracing for droves of oil-and-gas wells to freeze shut.
But, instead of celebrating, European leaders are bracing for more serious shocks to the trans-Atlantic relationship in the months ahead.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
