propped
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He propped up Joury on a railing to watch the horses saunter past as they prepared for the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I was sleeping on the sofa, she had a bed that was propped up on books. One of the legs had fallen off completely."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The most vulnerable to the shock, the IMF has said, are low-income oil-importing countries that are not exposed to the boom in AI investment that has propped up growth in many advanced economies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 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
He propped his elbows on the part of the desk that usually held the snack bowl, though it was gone now.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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