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Record $98.7 billion spending by Japan to prop up the yen over the past month in joint action with the U.S. has had limited success in reversing the currency’s downtrend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The winner of the recent Mexico City edition was a fresh-faced Kaled Rosales Salazar, who mimicked lassoing and leading his opponent, Quintana, like a horse, with a giant white sandal as a prop.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

They reside primarily under the care of head prop master Andrew Crawford, who is currently making sure the small butane tanks — not unlike those used in camping stoves — have enough fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

He is aided by assistant prop master Robyn Monkarsh, who helps oversee the box backstage in which they are housed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

I prop my feet on the back of the couch, inches from my brother’s head.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Elsewhere, motorsports manager Chris Floren of Torrance is getting props for the surprising prowess of his sleeper “Viccup” — a Ford Crown Victoria police car with a ’60s-era pickup body draped over it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Martin's collection is a mix of rare items and props he has created or refined himself.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Smartglasses could have sleek battery-packed frames, so they look like everyday eyewear rather than “Revenge of the Nerds” props.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

When I’m changed, my mother makes a snow pack for my left heel and props it up on a hassock.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Reports of a takeover offer have propped up PayPal’s stock in recent months, but now the company may have to execute a turnaround on its own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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

Many apartment buildings have a flimsy first floor, propped up by skinny supports to accommodate carports, garages or storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

To many investors this implied that stocks had a floor propped up by the Fed.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

He sat back on his spindly haunches with his hand propped on one of them.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

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

“I ain’t wantin’ to shame you, boy,” Grandpa said, propping his left elbow on the oak counter top and leaning forward.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns