buttress

Interim stabilization plans call for fill buttress at the bottom of the slope, the work necessitating closure of the southbound lanes on PCH between Reef Point and Irvine Cove drives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Ms. Zacharia has represented herself as a lawyer repeatedly to buttress her reputation and credibility," said the group's executive director, Michelle Kuppersmith.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Or, the elite artificial-intelligence names helping to buttress the S&P 500 against further losses could start to struggle themselves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against the buttress.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

In the very short-term, Tyler thinks inflation and payrolls data due this week may reinforce sentiment, especially if a jobs number like August’s buttresses the growth story.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The RF’s is a “buttress” roof form, connoting the “flying” buttresses of Gothic architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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

Chiefdoms characteristically have an ideology, precursor to an institutionalized religion, that buttresses the chief’s authority.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

At the same time, the school district has proceeded full force into its ongoing school reconstruction and modernization program, which voters buttressed in November 2024 with $9 billion in bonds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

Their emotional certainty seemed buttressed by access to a fund of knowledge denied to ordinary men, but a day’s observation of their activities was sufficient to reveal all their thought processes.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Among other priorities, she favors government spending in pursuit of buttressing Japan’s manufacturing economy and food security, and investing in nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

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

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

It signaled to the world that this new virus posed a threat outside of China, where it emerged, and gave countries critical buttressing to impose potentially unpopular or disruptive public health measures.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

The opening to the north choir aisle is Decorated in style; above this is a portion of an arch for buttressing the tower-arches.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. King Eley