shore up
Example Sentences
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Richards’ return will shore up a defense that was one of the U.S. team’s biggest question marks heading into the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Unless Congress acts to shore up the program’s finances, Social Security benefits would at that time be cut by about 24% for all beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Australia, which is steering the formal negotiations in a COP31 co-hosting arrangement with Turkey, said electrification could cut emissions and shore up energy security.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Herbert Hoover invented the “temporary” 1-cent-a-gallon federal gasoline tax to shore up deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The Japanese government has been working to shore up tsunami defenses along the Tohoku coast.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
