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prop

[prop] / prɒp /




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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

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

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

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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