prop
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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
They feared that having a former movie prop close to the museum could damage its reputation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Cinémathèque Française, which owns the 1960 prop, declined the museum’s loan request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
People like Rupar, who post candid videos and photos that reveal his human weakness, pierce through the increasingly fragile White House efforts to prop up the 80-year-old president as the epitome of strength and masculinity.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Which is why at home during our fire drills he had little interest in being a passive prop, even in a pretend crisis.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Kullberg uses props and costumes and plays all the roles in her videos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sheen used no props except a chalkboard and chalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She said a lot of the props have "a personal touch" too, from her mum's ironing board to her granny's lampshade in the living room.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And props are improvised so that pool noodles are used for jousting and an earbud case serves as an engagement ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
We chased him down on the stage and knocked over a lot of the props, but we finally got the beautiful blue robe on him.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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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
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
Sony earnings in the April-June quarter were solid but were propped up by U.S. tariff rebates and a weak yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
There were about eleven different men lying on the floor or propped up against the wall on the other side of the bars.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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
Tokyo has already spent more than $70 billion of foreign-exchange reserves propping up the currency this year and signaled it was ready to intervene again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I go back to the main room and drag Cardan and the chair into Dain’s office, propping it against the open door so I can keep an eye on him.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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