propping
Example Sentences
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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
Displaying them overhead or enshrined on pedestals, as at MoMA, is more dramatic and less ambiguous than propping them against gallery walls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Mark’s eyes adjusted to the darkness and he pulled himself up and crawled to the wall, propping himself against it.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
