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bolster

[bohl-ster] / ˈboʊl stər /


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Awakening the American people to the true state of world affairs would be a historic achievement and bolster his reputation while making the nation more secure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The company has also utilized mergers and acquisitions to bolster its cybersecurity offerings, closing acquisitions for Veza and Armis earlier this year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

Spain later deployed its armed forces to bolster security in Ceuta and at its sister city of Melilla, where between 300 to 400 crossings were also reported overnight.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

In fact, open models can bolster companies’ defense against emerging cyber threats, as a tech industry letter argued last Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“Hup, hup, hup, hup,” she said under her breath to bolster her courage.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The Firelink DAC platform for KRAS-driven tumors bolsters Johnson & Johnson’s oncology pipeline, Johnson & Johnson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

He had broken his back, someone said, but there was nothing anyone could do, and now men were stepping over him with their blankets and bolsters, and others were jostling to go up.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

She was also bolstered to see women continuing to compete even as their families grow.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

With the Los Tropicanos backing band behind him, Iggy’s energy was transferred through the players who bolstered his catalog of Detroit-bred proto punk with tight precision and the right amount of stumbling sleaziness.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

But perhaps CXMT, bolstered by the deep pockets of Hefei’s municipal-investment arm, would be able to accomplish what GigaDevice couldn’t.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

That means in the immediate term, Riyadh will likely have to divert resources away from its domestic development and into bolstered air defenses, including in counterdrone technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

It wasn’t a lie, and Ophie just hoped it bolstered whatever pleas Penelope had made.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Both the 2028 Games and those future events will help fill Pasadena hotels, restaurants and shops, bolstering the local economy and adding tax dollars to the city treasury, according to supporters of the plan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Conservationists said bolstering smaller hedgehog populations, providing habitat to support more animals, and helping them move around to increase viability of populations without crossing more roads were important.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Additionally, he said that the federal government’s focus on bolstering its cybersecurity posture should benefit the company.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The meeting decided on measures such as "bolstering up the nuclear force both in quality and quantity", the report said.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

She ransacked her memory for some bolstering saying of Agatha Swanburne’s—something about vain plumage, perhaps?—but came up empty.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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