bolster
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Former Mayor John Lindsay rallied the city around the 1969 “Miracle Mets,” leveraging the baseball team’s late-season surge to bolster support for his re-election campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The Japanese government has previously insisted it does not seek war and only wants to bolster its defences.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
On Thursday, Quantinuum was named as one of the companies receiving $100 million in funding under a federal push to bolster the domestic supply chain.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
There is a high chance that the Chinese government is using its strategic supply of petroleum to bolster global markets, market researcher Rory Johnston wrote in the Commodity Context newsletter on Substack.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 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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