bracing
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The county’s library director, Skye Patrick, told The Times Thursday evening that they were bracing for “complete mayhem.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
But the few strong illustrations and even fewer high-quality paintings and sculptures are bracing outliers amid a sea of mostly 19th- and 20th-century melodramatic, sentimental and patriotic illustration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Local hospitals are bracing for funding cuts, though a carve-out may keep many valley residents from losing coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
But Resta said he was bracing himself for further delays, and with so much time having passed, some of his relatives feared they would not live long enough to see the trial.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Chubs shouted, bracing his hands against the steering wheel.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Vocabulary lists containing bracing
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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