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Turner and Barbaro give it their best, but not even their charisma can reliably bolster the inherent structural flaws of this concept and its execution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in early trade, but may strengthen on hopes for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz which could bolster appetite for risky assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Awakening the American people to the true state of world affairs would be a historic achievement and bolster his reputation while making the nation more secure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The company has also utilized mergers and acquisitions to bolster its cybersecurity offerings, closing acquisitions for Veza and Armis earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

What he needed was help—some encouragement, some guidance, anything to bolster his resolve.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy biotechnology company Firefly Bio for $1 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s oncology pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

He had broken his back, someone said, but there was nothing anyone could do, and now men were stepping over him with their blankets and bolsters, and others were jostling to go up.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Strong revenue performance was bolstered by growth on key payment metrics, showing resilient and steady consumer spending despite macroeconomic uncertainty.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

She was also bolstered to see women continuing to compete even as their families grow.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The town has bolstered its financial controls, and now requires passwords for large contracts and closer scrutiny of ACH transfers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

With the Los Tropicanos backing band behind him, Iggy’s energy was transferred through the players who bolstered his catalog of Detroit-bred proto punk with tight precision and the right amount of stumbling sleaziness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Despite the carpenters’ strike and all the work yet to be done, Burnham felt optimistic, his mood bolstered by the fine weather.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

A pivot to the kind of business bolstering Wall Street titans can help regional players weather rising yields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

Additionally, he said that the federal government’s focus on bolstering its cybersecurity posture should benefit the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

The swelling music, the soft hoodie, the linked arms bolstering me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon