bolster
Example Sentences
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Still, it might be worth bolstering that reserve.
From MarketWatch
However, while the Red Bulls spent January signing a host of new players to bolster the squad for next season, there was no talk of Dickens' future.
From BBC
The Chinese leadership’s determination to bolster technological self-sufficiency also clouds their vision of China becoming “a mega-sized consumption powerhouse.”
The increased cash flow is likely to bolster consumer spending in the year’s first half, although higher oil prices and sluggish tax processing could dampen some of the gains.
From Barron's
Levin says the military will probably need to bolster its munitions stockpile at the rate the conflict is going.
From Los Angeles Times
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