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buttress

[buh-tris] / ˈbʌ trɪs /




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Millions will be spent to regild the hulking Art Deco statues that buttress Arlington Memorial Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Carolyn Rogers, the Bank of Canada‘s No. 2 official, may either rebut or buttress traders’ expectations for at least three interest-rate increases in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Basically, since getting sworn in to the role, Patel has used a Gulfstream jet owned by the agency to buttress his vacation time.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Monday's collapses affected a buttress and part of the tower's base, then part of the stairwell and the roof, Rome's Directorate of Cultural Heritage said in a statement.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Then they were hoisted into place and fastened to the pier at one end and to the buttress at the other.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay




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