brace
Example Sentences
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With Hamburg leading 2-1 and Union pushing for an equaliser, Koenigsdoerffer controlled a long ball on the counter and slid the ball home from a tight angle to seal victory with his first Bundesliga brace.
From Barron's
This past April, as the economy closed in on a soft landing, steep tariffs had forecasters bracing for a new surge in inflation.
For now, however, investors may want to brace for months without additional rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
From MarketWatch
One of our more bracing memories is a lunch at the Cato Institute with a dozen or so of its scholars.
The Bay Area’s coastline already is bracing for impact with a beach hazard warning in effect Thursday night through Saturday morning.
From Los Angeles Times
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