bolster
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This dollar weakness would also cheapen foreign-exchange hedging costs, they believed, allowing foreign investors concerned about the U.S. dollar’s long-run status to bolster their foreign-exchange hedges, which in turn would amplify the buck’s weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
She pushed to include the WGA and to bolster Paramount’s commitment to the WGA’s health and pension fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Kuehne+Nagel struck a deal with Amazon to bolster its role in data center infrastructure and strengthen the American tech giant’s customer service capabilities, the Journal’s Aimee Looks reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
German troops invaded Lithuania in the 1940s and are now back on Lithuanian soil, this time by invitation, to bolster that country's defences against the threat from the east.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Each day, to bolster his spirits, his family reminded him of the future, the day he would stand unassisted, walk across the room.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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“The market has ample capacity to price hikes well beyond what economic fundamentals would justify for a modal expectation, which only further bolsters the greenback,” said Morgan Stanley.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Ms. Aptowicz’s sympathetic portrait of the people who stood their ground at Christiana bolsters recent reconsideration of their actions as resistance rather than a riot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
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
We put Alphie in the pram and pile around him the pot, the pan, the kettle, the jamjars and mugs, the Pope, two bolsters and the coats from the beds.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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This has been bolstered by the nation-building legend of Harald Bluetooth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
East Lothian Council leader Norman Hampshire said his administration supported the current structure of 32 local authorities bolstered by regional partnerships in priorities such as economic development and transport.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In foreign exchange markets, the Japanese yen continued to gain ground against the dollar, bolstered by expectations of faster interest-rate increases by the Bank of Japan and the potential for investment inflows into Japanese assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The company has bolstered the memory capacity on its devices to support these capabilities — simultaneously heightening its supply-chain cost pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dad was a perpetual optimist, confident that brains someday would triumph over inanimate steel; bolstered in the belief that he entered the fray with clean hands and a pure heart.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Chief among his changes was unlocking more expensive gear for browsing customers to play, and bolstering training for sales staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Companies have even committed to building their own power plants, bolstering demand in the "picks and shovels" sectors like construction and logistics.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Margolius credits building community trust and bolstering federally qualified health centers for expanding access to vaccines.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
But another top priority would be bolstering the city’s cultural self-esteem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The swelling music, the soft hoodie, the linked arms bolstering me.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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