gird

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USC has also been girding for decreases in international student enrollment.

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The night concluded with an enthusiastic performance by Doja Cat on an outdoor stage in the shadow of the David Geffen Galleries, the lights girding its massive concrete underbelly like stars in the sky.

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Part of the point of the book is to tell people with Hollywood dreams that they’ll need to gird themselves emotionally and physically for the work.

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Meanwhile, both nations have girded themselves for a lengthy confrontation.

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But such extreme conditions are rare and individual homeowners can take steps to gird themselves against more-common wildfires.

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