prop up
Example Sentences
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As Cassidy discovers, both unpaid carers and volunteers prop up social care.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Investors in Tokyo were also closely watching the yen after speculation of intervention by the Japanese government to prop up the beleaguered currency.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The money — a half-penny of every dollar spent in the county — would go to prop up local hospitals and clinics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“With wells shut in and damage to natural-gas infrastructure, we’ll have longer-lasting impacts that will prop up the price of oil for at least a few months to come.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
And with that, Mrs. Maroney was all smiles again and offering to prop up my aunt’s foot with one of the pretty embroidered pillows.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
