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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
Its relative shapelessness, along with its use of a ghostwriter, doesn’t bolster her literary credentials, but its existence points to Monroe’s ambition to have them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Some donors are rushing in supplies to bolster healthcare facilities, although aid officials say more efforts are needed to contain the disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
This investment is part of a broader $2 billion federal initiative to bolster the domestic quantum industry.
From Barron's • May 22, 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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