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brace

[brays] / breɪs /




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Nasdaq futures climbed 0.5% this morning as investors brace for earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet after today’s close, with Amazon reporting Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

She wore a black back brace and her legs were cuffed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Analysts at Citi forecast what’s next as millions brace for their first major hurricane in years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lake also picked up a brace of scores - the first of which Dafydd Jenkins was unable to stop - as he impressed alongside fellow new boy Morgan in Gloucester's win over Exeter.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

I did my best to brace him while Styx reached down and lifted Bobby Gene’s legs into the train.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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

“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

“But only because I was nervous. And scared. I’ve never done anything like that before. I thought I was bad at it. Or that my braces hurt you.”

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Treasury yields rose as bond investors braced for a potential rate hike from the Federal Reserve in response to the latest bout of energy-driven inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Investors had already braced for the worst, as the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

Powerful waves thrashed communities along California's southern coast Friday, damaging homes and sending water cascading through streets as residents braced for more potential damage wrought by Tropical Storm Rachel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

She stormed off to her room, and I braced myself as the door slammed.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

He and business partner Brenton Reger are designing new barriers, bracing for the brunt of El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The gate opens onto a serene work compound dotted by cacti and palm trees with a glittering swimming pool at its center—the scene of one of Poehler’s more bracing work failures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Although it is based on a famous short story, this one feels wholly reimagined, and has the bracing freshness of an ocean breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

On markets: Wall Street is bracing for the Treasury’s next borrowing announcement, with investors uncertain about how much government debt is coming next month.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

I pour myself a cup of bracing and bitter fennel tea.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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