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buttress

[buh-tris] / ˈbʌ trɪs /




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That move showed discipline and helped buttress the case by Netflix management that Warner was nice to have, but not a need to have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

From vocalisations to food intake, social interactions to rhythmic beating on trees, known as buttress drumming, they note down everything.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 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

Atkins, to buttress his view, cited a passage from Warren Buffett’s final Thanksgiving letter to shareholders.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

His tracks led toward the east buttress of Denali, straight through a labyrinth of giant crevasses, evidence that he had made no apparent effort to circumvent obvious hazards.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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