brace
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Jude Bellingham had a brace in each of England’s last two games to match teammate Harry Kane’s six goals in the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Not everyone cares for authenticity in the timbre of a narrator’s voice, and so we must brace for an expanding market of stories told by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Landslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have killed at least 15 people in southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace themselves for the looming storm.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He has netted three times for the US this World Cup, including his brace in the opener against Paraguay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
I lowered the gun and turned instead to brace Miig, who was bent over with his hands on his knees, pale with the shock of seeing a school official.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Amber and yellow heat-health alerts have come into effect across England as the United Kingdom braces for one of the longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Many men are in what has become a kind of Canon Français uniform of berets and braces.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
For some participants, one of the most appealing parts of the approach was that it did not require pills, surgery, braces, or a device worn all day.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
“Did you use to have braces on your teeth?”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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Jefferies equities trading analyst Jeffrey Favuzza said he believed investors were focused on whether IBM’s preliminary results are “a harbinger of what we are braced for” with ServiceNow’s and SAP’s results set for next week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Jefferies equities trading analyst Jeffrey Favuzza said he believed investors were focused on whether IBM’s preliminary results are “a harbinger of what we are braced for” with ServiceNow’s and SAP’s results set for next week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Now, she is braced for the likelihood of higher premiums in 2027, though it isn’t clear how much they will rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
News of the death toll comes with parts of Europe, including the UK, braced for more searing temperatures from this weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
I braced myself as Arnold introduced his other guests.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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In her bracing debut, “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff mounts a convincing case for his innocence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Now, she’s bracing for more volatility and potential swings in market leadership.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
In Germany, people are bracing for record-breaking June temperatures on Friday, when it could get as hot as 40C in the west and south-west of the country.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Stephane Baron, from Charente-Maritime, western France, is bracing for disastrous harvests, due to downpours in February and successive heatwaves in May and June.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
As expressionless as the time she was a store mannequin, she sat in the wagon on a sawed-off chair, bracing herself with one hand on the driver’s plank and the other on the coffin box.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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