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bolstered

[bohl-sterd] / ˈboʊl stərd /




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That bolstered tech stocks and the company looks fine in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

And the defending Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks had bolstered their roster by trading for All-Pro offensive lineman Quenton Nelson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

High stock valuations and low unemployment, meanwhile, have bolstered spending among richer households while allowing Americans of more modest means to spend at levels adequate to undergird a six-year-old expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

SpaceX’s quarterly earnings growth also surpassed Wall Street expectations, bolstered by revenue from its AI businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Dad was a perpetual optimist, confident that brains someday would triumph over inanimate steel; bolstered in the belief that he entered the fray with clean hands and a pure heart.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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