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Democrats and Republicans alike ought to brace for impact.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

The 19-year-old spent 20 hours in a neck brace before being discharged from hospital, having fallen from three metres directly on to his head in Friday's competition.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

As consumers brace for higher electronics prices, Apple’s pricing power is putting the company on track for an earnings boost amid a global memory crunch.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Not everyone cares for authenticity in the timbre of a narrator’s voice, and so we must brace for an expanding market of stories told by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

There was a way to brace walls even in a tree, but Nhamo couldn’t remember how it was done.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

After opening with a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, the reigning European champions have scored eight goals in the past three games, with Mikel Oyarzabal notching a pair of braces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

And as Europe braces for sweltering conditions, millions of Americans celebrating the July Fourth holiday weekend are already being affected by prolonged extreme heat and high humidity in parts of the central and eastern US.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Kylian Mbappé had braces in the first two games and is tied with Ousmane Dembélé for the team scoring lead for four goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Hockney stood out in his round glasses, colourful rugby shirts and braces.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Just busy. Nice braces, how do they feel?”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Meanwhile, "UK fire crews braced for wildfires" the paper adds, "as fourth heatwave looms this week".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Zak previously said his family had braced themselves for an unsatisfying resolution to the case as authorities were "not very forthcoming with trying to speed things along".

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Jefferies equities trading analyst Jeffrey Favuzza said he believed investors were focused on whether IBM’s preliminary results are “a harbinger of what we are braced for” with ServiceNow’s and SAP’s results set for next week.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Varathan says marginal yen bears should be braced for intervention to extract a price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

With a triumphant smile, she braced herself under the Mirror and waited for the genie to be sucked back in.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

International Business Machines stock dropped 25% on July 14, its worst day in the company’s century-old history; Apple shares fell a bracing 7.4% on July 31, the same day that Amazon.com rocketed 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

And then the name I had been bracing against: Lesbos.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Firefighters in France are working around the clock to contain wildfires that have been raging in the Gironde region, while bracing for another sharp rise in temperatures.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

However, investors are now likely bracing for the possibility that Meta could raise its capex outlook.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

She seemed to be bracing herself for a scolding.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English