prop
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But the president has never had to confront a prop that has stopped cooperating.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bulldogs prop Max King, born in Huddersfield while his Australian father David was a player there, also earns a first call-up.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Brian Daly, head of the SEC’s investment-management division, says the rule proposals aren’t meant to prop up an industry struggling to find new sources of growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Cinémathèque Française, which owns the 1960 prop, declined the museum’s loan request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Taking in a deep drag of the musty, cool air-conditioning, I used the rear seat to prop myself up.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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They posed in front of props such as a hot-air balloon, an upright piano or a staircase going to nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
When he noticed spots that lagged, he added audience interaction like balloon drops, props and places to “quack like a duck” and “swim like a fish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But Kyla says she personally loves the ones which play on the lyrics "baby" and "honey" by using dolls and real honey as props.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He can’t remove the props, except during intermission because he’s on stage for most of the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Prim-lipped Victorian china dolls stared in profusion through dusty store windows, like so many props from respectable horror films.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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The sector has propped up the labor market in the United States in the last year, as an aging population requires more care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
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
But her eyelids fluttered every now and then, and her nodding head was stubbornly propped up on one fist.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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She said support from all over Ireland was "propping up our community right now; we have never seen support and solidarity like it".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
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
Plus, China’s AI advances worry U.S. officials, and the big contracts propping up the AI boom may not be sure things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
She turned back onto her side, propping her head on her hand, and gave him a tiny smile.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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