propped
Example Sentences
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GNP, a hedge against AI robots stealing all of the remaining sports jobs, but maybe also a rickety business propped up by advertising from gambling barons and their crazy cousins in the prediction markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Years of strong gains for the so-called Magnificent Seven and other technology names have quietly propped up Americans’ spending and the U.S. economy in general.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 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
Near her Devon home, flowers are now propped against a "Please drive slowly" sign.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Two teenage Black boys propped her up against the wall in between electronics equipment they must have saved from downstairs.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
