propped
Example Sentences
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Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst says that performance was propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A phone was "propped up on the side and a male voice was telling her what to do next", explained the man.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
To many investors this implied that stocks had a floor propped up by the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
In others, like the one in which Estevez lives, the balconies and upper floors are propped up by wooden stilts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Jack propped himself up against the wall with some bed pillows, then leaned back to settle in.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
