bolster
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It was a tactical retreat—but on the broader strategy of using its balance sheet to bolster the AI boom, Nvidia shows no signs of giving ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Many have arrived on skilled work visas, known as sponsorship, helping to bolster the health and care workforce.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
While it remains to be seen whether the repurchase plan can bolster confidence in the sector over a longer stretch, there are broader forces at work in markets right now that may overwhelm stock-specific ones.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
He also cut short tax credits meant to bolster the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I shall have to purchase another. But first, I have some need of sheets, a bolster, a fire, and, with an even greater show of celerity, Madame, a bucket into which I may vomit broth.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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They also used footage to piece together Mangione's alleged movements after the shooting, and ballistics and fingerprint evidence they claim bolsters their case.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Firelink DAC platform for KRAS-driven tumors bolsters Johnson & Johnson’s oncology pipeline, Johnson & Johnson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Her tail hung over the arm bolsters, dripping.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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BHP’s earnings were also bolstered by higher prices of the iron ore and steelmaking coal it mines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Signs of cooling inflation and growth bolstered odds of another Fed hold in September, weighing on shorter-term yields, while long-term yields rose on fiscal concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Palantir’s strong performance has bolstered Wall Street’s confidence in the company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
I had a whispered conversation with my sisters, bolstered by the letter I’d sent the month before.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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Procter & Gamble will buy supplement company Thorne for $3.8 billion, bolstering the consumer giant’s presence in the beauty and wellness industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Dodgers swing a deal for Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal ahead of the trade deadline, bolstering their hopes for a third straight World Series title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Conservationists said bolstering smaller hedgehog populations, providing habitat to support more animals, and helping them move around to increase viability of populations without crossing more roads were important.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
This includes bolstering London's close ties with Kyiv and plans to strengthen relations with the European Union after the rancour of the Brexit years.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
There’s something innately bolstering about a person who sees his opportunities as endless, who doesn’t waste time or energy questioning whether they will ever dry up.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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