prop
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Then, the hosts look at why Scott Bessent decided to prop up the Japanese yen and what makes the move unusual.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
Now, one prominent economist is warning that the specific methods used by the Treasury and Federal Reserve to help prop up the struggling yen send a troubling message about the status of the greenback.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Japan in April and May burned through some $70 billion of foreign-exchange reserves to prop up the yen, only to have it weaken again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Financial Times said on Friday that the US Treasury had joined with Japan to prop up the yen for the first time in nearly three decades.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It was as if a prop on which I leaned had been roughly kicked away, and I felt frightened and refused to believe him.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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For the businesses that supply props, artwork and other services, the arithmetic is simpler: Any shoot is better than none.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Next to that show’s glittering costumes, huge cast and massive props arsenal, Sheepstealer and his fellow dragons seem downright reasonable.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Guy Pepper has recovered from injury to take his place in the back row, while tighthead props George Kloska and Vilikesa Sela are in line for first caps.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the weeks leading to Thursday, Colbert auctioned off a raft of props and costumes featured on the show, as well as pieces of set including a giant illuminated sign.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
It was full of set pieces and props: giant trees, the fronts of buildings, fake lampposts, Victorian furniture.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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Amid explosive demand for Novo’s drugs, the company grew so much it propped up Denmark’s entire economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Zemian, who had also been uncuffed, started digging through the SUV, collecting spare tactical vests, then propped them underneath the agent’s head.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst says that performance was propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A phone was "propped up on the side and a male voice was telling her what to do next", explained the man.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A small placard was propped beside the poster.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Artificial intelligence has been “the one thing” propping up the economy and global markets, according to Apollo Global Management.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was 2010, and the central bank had been drawn into propping up the economy after the greatest financial crisis in generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Meanwhile, Japanese media reported that authorities had spent around $64 billion since last week propping up the yen.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
"Most of the investors who are propping up the games industry have frankly fled to AI to a tremendous degree," says Pearce.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Matthias slipped the master key from around Brum’s neck and dragged him into an empty cell, propping him up against the wall in a seated position.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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