buttress
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Interim stabilization plans call for fill buttress at the bottom of the slope, the work necessitating closure of the southbound lanes on PCH between Reef Point and Irvine Cove drives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Ms. Zacharia has represented herself as a lawyer repeatedly to buttress her reputation and credibility," said the group's executive director, Michelle Kuppersmith.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
As a result, even if rising rates themselves are normally a headwind for gold, “this can buttress gold as a safe haven and lower-correlation asset,” Doshi said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Pant hooting and buttress drumming are both part of the male chimpanzee display, suggesting that accumulative stone throwing might represent a modification of this common behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against the buttress.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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In the very short-term, Tyler thinks inflation and payrolls data due this week may reinforce sentiment, especially if a jobs number like August’s buttresses the growth story.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Jaguar’s chief aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer called the buttresses “sail panels.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The manuscript reveals a gothic, green castle, with decadent arches, spires and buttresses — the very castle on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
At the last minute though, those faithful buttresses on the south side were further strengthened.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024
During the summer of 1270 the chapels in the apse and most of the piers and buttresses of the choir were finished.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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The U.S. earnings growth is buttressed by “the AI-led tech investment supercycle” and, as has been widely lauded in recent months, its energy independence.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Its supply is believed to have been buttressed over the last year by advanced Akinci combat models.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Strong performances from major franchises including an "Avatar" tie-in game and juggernaut "Assassin's Creed" buttressed struggling French games giant Ubisoft's third-quarter results, the company said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Our rigorous expectations haven’t changed, and student performance has increased as we’ve buttressed resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
These structures had also been reinforced with plywood, and debarked tree limbs buttressed every wall.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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The memorial also extols the soldiers killed in the conflict—a move analysts say is aimed at buttressing popular support for the deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
University officials point to their “long history” supporting them, buttressing state grants and private scholarships with such resources as university legal aid and fellowships that offer hands-on learning with grants of up to $7,200.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
This is moral vanity, Edelman admits: a professional charmer’s eagerness to flatter other people’s self-regard as a way of buttressing his own.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
He said the government is focusing on buttressing the country’s naval and air assets, without offering any details.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Hereby, it breathed the blessed breezes of Omi; a mountain promontory buttressing the island to the east, receiving the cool stream of the upland Trades; much pleasanter than the currents beneath.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Herman Melville
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