bolster
Example Sentences
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The Lakers waived guard Kobe Bufkin on Friday to open a roster spot for the postseason, possibly to add a veteran guard to bolster backcourt while Doncic and Reaves are out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Anthropic isn’t releasing the model yet and announced earlier this week that it had launched a coalition of leading technology companies that will work pre-emptively to bolster online defenses.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Governments, militaries, cable owners and tech startups are taking action to bolster the defenses of the world’s underwater cable network, through which most international data traffic travels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Jones repeatedly claimed the family members were paid actors, taking part in a hoax to bolster support for repealing the Second Amendment.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
I think about the old woman from our block, Khadijah auntie, who raised her fist to bolster me when some of the others were yelling at me about the fast.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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