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Oil prices pulled back after closing above $107 a barrel Thursday, but prices remained elevated as investors brace for the indefinite closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It's back-to-school time again - and families brace for the challenge of swapping summer lie-ins for school routines, easing first-day nerves and getting ready for the year ahead.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for thousands of job losses, with the crisis-hit company facing a drastic round of cost cutting.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

I brace my nervous system for the piercing shriek, let it play like my own little theme song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Jax adjusts his baseball cap, and I brace myself as he opens the lobby door again, letting in cold and rain and noise until the door closes behind him.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

“Modeling was performing, but I had braces and noticed I was chubbier than everybody else, creating new anxieties. To be 11, 12, and 13 just sucked.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Their meeting comes as the 27-member European Union braces for tough negotiations to agree a joint budget for the seven-year stretch 2028-34.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Other common treatments for knee osteoarthritis include strengthening the thigh muscles, using knee braces, taking anti-inflammatory medications, getting cortisone and other injections, and sometimes having knee replacement surgery."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

It would have been "very obvious" she was a teenager, she says, explaining that she was very short and wore braces on her teeth at the time.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

William grinned, and his braces glinted under the fluorescent lights.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

I braced for a fight and put my hands flat on the table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Treasury yields were mixed as markets braced for increased bond buyback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Russian capital braced Wednesday for a possible fresh wave of fuel shortages as drivers queued nervously to fill up tanks after recent Ukrainian strikes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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

He braced his feet and pulled as hard as he could but the awning did not tear.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Local hospitals are bracing for funding cuts, though a carve-out may keep many valley residents from losing coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures started the week lower with the market bracing for cooler late-September weather that will reduce power-sector demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But Resta said he was bracing himself for further delays, and with so much time having passed, some of his relatives feared they would not live long enough to see the trial.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Earlier this year, traders were expecting rate cuts this year, but are now bracing for potential Fed rate hikes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

A blue haze of human breath and dust blurred the intricate bracing of the ceiling 246 feet above.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson