buttress

While throwing, the chimpanzees pant hoot — a loud, long-distance communicative signal — and sometimes repeatedly hit their hands and feet on the tree in a behavior called buttress drumming.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

To buttress their argument that an expert cannot be used as a back channel for “inadmissible hearsay,” they pointed to a nonexistent 2021 case brought by the government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Other big private-credit companies like Apollo Global Management and KKR have snapped up insurers to buttress their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

It’s just the latest sign that the launch of a whole ecosystem of ETFs has done little to buttress bitcoin against the whims of mercurial investors.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Then she tied them both securely to a massive buttress of one of the roots, as thick around as her own hips.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

In addition, Japan’s close ties with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, India and the U.S. form structural buttresses as Middle Eastern countries undergo their own pivot toward the Indo-Pacific region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

The manuscript reveals a gothic, green castle, with decadent arches, spires and buttresses — the very castle on the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

At the last minute though, those faithful buttresses on the south side were further strengthened.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024

That buttresses what Cohen will say: There’s no way that Trump signed a series of $35,000 checks to Cohen without knowing and intending them to be reimbursement for Cohen’s payment to Daniels.

From Slate ● May 8, 2024

Sheer rock buttresses seamed with ice pressed in from both edges of the glacier, rising like the shoulders of a malevolent god.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

The alternative argument about the AI build-out is buttressed by the fact that capital expenditure isn’t immediately reflected in profit and losses.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

Its supply is believed to have been buttressed over the last year by advanced Akinci combat models.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Strong performances from major franchises including an "Avatar" tie-in game and juggernaut "Assassin's Creed" buttressed struggling French games giant Ubisoft's third-quarter results, the company said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Our rigorous expectations haven’t changed, and student performance has increased as we’ve buttressed resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

These structures had also been reinforced with plywood, and debarked tree limbs buttressed every wall.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Its form is that of the catenary curve, the most perfect shape for an arch, and the only one that requires no buttressing from the side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

University officials point to their “long history” supporting them, buttressing state grants and private scholarships with such resources as university legal aid and fellowships that offer hands-on learning with grants of up to $7,200.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024

Xi said China was open to buttressing cooperation within the U.N. and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework and safeguard the interests of developing countries.

From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023

He said the government is focusing on buttressing the country’s naval and air assets, without offering any details.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

And this miracle could not be explained away as a coincidence, but was an old-fashioned miracle that required no psychical buttressing, a hard and fast miracle able to withstand any criticism.

From The Altar Steps by Compton MacKenzie