undergird
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They also undergird yields on the corporate bonds that companies use for funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Insider-trading rules backed by criminal penalties undergird confident stock trading.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
We try and understand the meaning systems that undergird whatever group we’re studying.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Both sides point to the absence of previous prosecutions to undergird their arguments.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“Repair it, uncle! how can—” “Never mind just now, hand out a blanket, quick; I’ll explain after; we must undergird her and keep out as much water as we can.”
From The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Favorable public opinion has long undergirded close U.S. ties with its traditional allies in Western Europe, East Asia and Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Yet complacency, undergirded by the remarkable strength of the stock market, is precisely what U.S. leaders are showing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Kids stay up late, ice cream becomes a food group and people are out and about, undergirded by an unspoken permission to meander through the days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
Day center activities are undergirded with building relationships because, as Towey explains, “relationship is what drives outcomes and impact.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
I devoured the books because they were the rays of light peeking out from the doorframe, and perhaps past that door there was another world, one beyond the gripping fear that undergirded the Dream.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Yet the factors undergirding the market’s comeback are both relatively straightforward and well-grounded in fundamentals, according to Société Générale strategist Manish Kabra.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Bright, shiny amusement needs to be anchored to the ground too, and Chung’s attention to Edgar-Jones’ quietly powerful performance offers a surprisingly emotional undergirding to this popcorn flick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
Pecker also testified Thursday that, at least during the 2016 presidential campaign, he understood Trump's concerns undergirding the hush-money scheme to revolve around "the impact it would have upon the election."
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2024
The work to produce and analyze the synthetic droplets is the result of a combination of deeply integrated interdisciplinarity and the human factors undergirding scientific work.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
The fireplace, the beams undergirding the loft, the tools dangling off nails on the walls.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
