bolster
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The selloff came as investors worried that a flare-up in inflation will bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to hike rates.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The selloff came as investors worried that a flare-up in inflation will bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to hike rates.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Musk's attorneys tried to diminish Altman before the jury, painting him as someone who tried to use a connection to Musk to bolster his own status.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
SoftBank Group’s payments app operator, PayPay, was listed on Nasdaq in March, a move that could further bolster the Japanese tech investor’s coffers as it pours billions into AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
He raised himself up upon the bolster, and I slipped a pewter bowl beneath his arm.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing bolster
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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