braces
Example Sentences
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Barbara Kepner recalled that the last day she saw her granddaughter alive, the teenager had complained about her braces bothering her.
From BBC
Merck has agreed to pay a hefty premium for a biotech making a new flu prevention drug, as it braces for the expiration of the patents protecting its top-selling cancer treatment Keytruda.
From Barron's
Discovery reported a $148 million loss in the third quarter, hitting a sour note as the company began fielding interest from would-be buyers as Hollywood braces for a transforming deal.
From Los Angeles Times
He also envisions a novel structural system: divide the building into eight-story modules, where the loads of each module are transferred by diagonal braces to the main columns.
Math teacher Cara Bearden braces herself for any equation that yields the two numbers, knowing her students will immediately scream them right back at her.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
