propping
Example Sentences
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Bonfig has outlined a number of plans aimed at propping up Best Buy’s business, like new medium- and small-format locations, a broader assortment and a focus on the company’s advertising business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
Tokyo has already spent more than $70 billion of foreign-exchange reserves propping up the currency this year and signaled it was ready to intervene again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Pearl wielded the tools with expert hands, levering the side panels into place against the headboard, propping them up on one ankle while she bolted them into place.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
