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prop

[prop] / prɒp /




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In conducting a rare joint intervention with Tokyo to prop up the yen, Bessent said that in the future, Japan should consider borrowing dollars from the Fed rather than selling down its Treasury holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

Scrum-half Archie McParland and prop Emmanuel Iyogun are also priorities to tie down to new contracts.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Isabel Wang explained how governments’ efforts to intervene and prop up currencies or hold down interest rates might have the opposite effect.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Surely it is only a prop parrot,” Penelope told herself.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

In their meetings, EU officials have tried to probe whether their Canadian visitors are using them as props in counter-negotiations with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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

Look to director Christopher Nolan, and his obsession with bringing spectacle to life with real props, real scenes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

When I’m changed, my mother makes a snow pack for my left heel and props it up on a hassock.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

Soon enough, she is propped in bed with pillows and a breakfast tray with hot coffee, warm toast, and grapefruit.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 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

Brother Luke placed Robin on the stone seat bordering the wall, propping him against the column which rose high to the vaulted roof.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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