brace
Example Sentences
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Southern California is bracing for record rainfall this week, with forecasters predicting five straight days of precipitation through the holiday.
From Los Angeles Times
Sheffield's Fitzpatrick was taunted for his brand of footwear and for wearing braces in his teeth until relatively recently.
From BBC
But it is worth believing in a Santa rally—even if it means bracing for a bumpy sleigh ride to get there.
From Barron's
But today’s founders might well have a learner’s permit and a mouthful of braces.
The centre was set up around 60 years ago by a Belgian Catholic association and has a workshop for producing prostheses, splints and braces.
From Barron's
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