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Parton established her non-profit organisation, the Dollywood Foundation, in 1988, to help bolster children's education.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

While it remains to be seen whether the repurchase plan can bolster confidence in the sector over a longer stretch, there are broader forces at work in markets right now that may overwhelm stock-specific ones.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The United States stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to bolster the country's defences, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

He also cut short tax credits meant to bolster the industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Now he’s back to overcoats and a bolster that sends up a cloud of feathers when you touch it.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

They also used footage to piece together Mangione's alleged movements after the shooting, and ballistics and fingerprint evidence they claim bolsters their case.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Smith said improved ties with Carney’s government is proof Canada still works, an argument she hopes bolsters the federalist cause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

We put Alphie in the pram and pile around him the pot, the pan, the kettle, the jamjars and mugs, the Pope, two bolsters and the coats from the beds.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Renewed crypto exuberance was also bolstered by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Signs of cooling inflation and growth bolstered odds of another Fed hold in September, weighing on shorter-term yields, while long-term yields rose on fiscal concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Palantir’s strong performance has bolstered Wall Street’s confidence in the company.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Alexander said warmly, while Beowulf nodded in agreement, and this bolstered her courage a great deal.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

Procter & Gamble PG 1.47%increase; green up pointing triangle will buy supplement company Thorne for $3.8 billion, bolstering the consumer giant’s presence in the beauty and wellness industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Both the 2028 Games and those future events will help fill Pasadena hotels, restaurants and shops, bolstering the local economy and adding tax dollars to the city treasury, according to supporters of the plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky is due to hold important talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House, where he is hoping to firm up commitments to bolstering Kyiv's anti-ballistic missile defences.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

This includes bolstering London's close ties with Kyiv and plans to strengthen relations with the European Union after the rancour of the Brexit years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

The two theories had to be congenitally linked—each bolstering and completing the other.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee