brace
Example Sentences
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So should investors brace for a rapid shift to semiannual reporting?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
The kind of bite where your lips pull back, your teeth barely touch the thing, and you brace for impact.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The euro could extend its losses and the dollar could strengthen further as investors now brace for the possibility of many months of disruption to energy supplies, ING’s Turner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Having finally secured a flight back to London via Cairo and Rome, Patten then had to brace himself for take-off.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
"Get yourself a back brace, and I'll see you in the morning."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.