shore
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Herbert Hoover invented the “temporary” 1-cent-a-gallon federal gasoline tax to shore up deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
A giant, squarish brown head appears, cutting a wake as it heads toward shore.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Maguire, who was from the village of Aghagallon, near the southeast shore of Lough Neagh, is believed to have been killed in 1976.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
He immediately set about trying to shore up the economy by scrapping fuel subsidies that ate into the country's dollar reserves, but acute fuel shortages remain and inflation has rocketed.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Jonathan tried to gauge how far they were from shore.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing shore
Seas The Day: Words That Shore Are Beachy
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