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[shawr, shohr] / ʃɔr, ʃoʊr /




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Sanitation crews are also working to clear debris and shore up burn scar areas to mitigate flood risks, Mayor Karen Bass’ office said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ottawa has also worked to shore up ocean protection funding and rules to protect marine life that could be affected by increased coastal tanker traffic, including the endangered Southern Resident killer whales.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Amazon signed an agreement with Constellation Energy to help upgrade Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, a nuclear site on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, the WSJ’s Clara Hudson writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a campaign swing through the Rio Grande Valley, a heavily Latino part of the state, Hinojosa worked to shore up support among Latino voters preoccupied with the state of public education.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

She had somehow been knocked out of the main current and was either drifting aimlessly or was floating toward shore.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

In fact, Zhu shored up state power instead of letting it go but the comparison rang true in one respect: Like the Soviet leader, Zhu often won more accolades overseas than at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

They’d loved hiking the Great Wall of China and participating in 150-mile bike rides, and had shored up their finances to retire early.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Alphabet has shored up its advertising dominance while setting a new path as a top AI merchant.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The Dodgers shored up the bullpen over the winter, signing three-time all-star Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69-million contract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

They would need to make sure that all their weaknesses are shored up.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Mistral has been shoring up its network of alliances lately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

As the company worked on shoring up its manufacturing capacity, a cultural shift was under way that neither Novo nor Lilly predicted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Since that shock, some companies have taken steps to reduce their exposure by shoring up alternative logistic routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Nonetheless, they say, the summer of bad news will force Bass to reset her campaign narrative — including shoring up her support with Eastside Latinos in the wake of the Lineage fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Foremole and his team knew all there was to know about the diggings: depth, approximate dimensions, the placement of shoring, even where the first rat’s head was likely to break ground.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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