prop
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People like Rupar, who post candid videos and photos that reveal his human weakness, pierce through the increasingly fragile White House efforts to prop up the 80-year-old president as the epitome of strength and masculinity.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Do you have a treasured prop from ‘Who’s the Boss?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Isabel Wang explained how governments’ efforts to intervene and prop up currencies or hold down interest rates might have the opposite effect.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The 31-year-old loose-head prop won his fifth cap in the defeat by South Africa in July, backing up first-choice Ellis Genge off the bench.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Picking up his prop sword, Jack started to leave when a thought stopped him in his tracks: Why play by the rules?
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Drawn from the academy’s collection and 62 private lenders around the world, it brings together costumes, props, prosthetics, creatures and production art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Sheen used no props except a chalkboard and chalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She said a lot of the props have "a personal touch" too, from her mum's ironing board to her granny's lampshade in the living room.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Look to director Christopher Nolan, and his obsession with bringing spectacle to life with real props, real scenes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then an assistant brought out a few props from the movie.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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First, growth is being propped up by exports, because no one at home is buying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
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
Video-Josie hit choice B on the tablet she was holding; Video-Max hit choice B on the tablet propped on his own desk.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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These private-label products, which are generally cheaper than national brands like Tide and Doritos, have made it easier for consumers to keep spending as prices for basics rise, propping up economic growth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
After becoming president in June 2025, Lee accelerated capital market reforms aimed at propping up share prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
One side of the terraced row of houses on Llewellyn Street was demolished and replaced by the motorway, leaving the remaining side staring at either a huge concrete embankment or pillars propping up the M4.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Artificial intelligence has been “the one thing” propping up the economy and global markets, according to Apollo Global Management.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
I sat on the windowsill, wiping my eyes, propping my bare feet against the jamb.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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