bolster
Example Sentences
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She hopes to bolster collaboration between the criminal and juvenile dependency systems, writing, “I have seen how families often navigate these systems simultaneously, yet the systems rarely communicate with one another.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He has counted on the attendance of invited foreign leaders to bolster his legitimacy and push back against claims of Russia’s growing isolation on the international stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
After 9/11, the government stepped in to bolster the airline industry, and in 2008 it propped up a variety of industries and businesses during the Great Recession.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
They follow a pledge by leader Kim Jong Un to bolster nuclear forces, as Pyongyang reaps the benefits of deeper ties with Russia and sharpens its invective against US ally South Korea.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
I pulled her up and picked up the bolster from the floor and used it to support her back.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing bolster
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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