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Example Sentences
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This new crisis will again strengthen the resolve of European countries and Canada to bolster their own defences and depend on themselves for their own security.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike sell a range of security services under one umbrella, and both have made a series of acquisitions in the past year intended to bolster their platforms to thwart AI threats.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
He has even launched his own foundation, a Panama-based entity from which he hopes to offer a “rejuvenation cocktail,” a gene therapy that boosts follistatin, klotho, and SIRT1, another protein said to bolster longevity.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The drugmaker has been seeking to bolster its pipeline as its top-selling drug, Keytruda, is set to lose patent protection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Cahokia’s rulers tried to bolster their position by building even bigger houses and flaunting even more luxury goods like fancy pottery and jewelry made from exotic semiprecious stones.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.