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So what if it looks like a sci-fi prop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The winner of the recent Mexico City edition was a fresh-faced Kaled Rosales Salazar, who mimicked lassoing and leading his opponent, Quintana, like a horse, with a giant white sandal as a prop.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

They reside primarily under the care of head prop master Andrew Crawford, who is currently making sure the small butane tanks — not unlike those used in camping stoves — have enough fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The recent attacks are threatening a practice that the U.A.E. has used to prop up its crude exports and production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Come, give me a passionate speech,” Hamlet directed, vaulting onto the tresde table that served as a prop.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Martin James lives in a flat with 32 life-sized props, inspired by American film but also "anything unusual"

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

For the businesses that supply props, artwork and other services, the arithmetic is simpler: Any shoot is better than none.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Next to that show’s glittering costumes, huge cast and massive props arsenal, Sheepstealer and his fellow dragons seem downright reasonable.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Smartglasses could have sleek battery-packed frames, so they look like everyday eyewear rather than “Revenge of the Nerds” props.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

He props up on the dirt on a flat-panel bottom.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst calls that an “illusory” performance propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Near her Devon home, flowers are now propped against a "Please drive slowly" sign.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Many apartment buildings have a flimsy first floor, propped up by skinny supports to accommodate carports, garages or storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

All Roosevelt could do was stay in bed, propped up on pillows, feeling like he was being strangled as he coughed, wheezed, and gasped for breath.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Left unasked is whether an administration capable of propping up even the most deranged Caesars was good for citizens of the empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

Artificial intelligence has been “the one thing” propping up the economy and global markets, according to Apollo Global Management.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

It was 2010, and the central bank had been drawn into propping up the economy after the greatest financial crisis in generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

He was sprawled pathetically on the wooden sidewalk now, propping himself up on one elbow and seeming to reflect on the scene before him.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan