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bolster

[bohl-ster] / ˈboʊl stər /


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In Abu Dhabi this week McIlroy is seeking to bolster his bid to win the Race To Dubai for a record-equalling eighth time.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Nonprofit election protection organizations mobilized civic, business, and religious leaders to bolster support for threatened election officials.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

The company said it would work to "bolster local water security, and add more than one gigawatt of clean energy capacity" to the national grid.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

However, that slower growth could ultimately bolster investor confidence in the sector’s long-term sustainability, even if it pressures AI-related stocks in the near term, Hackett said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

He raised himself up upon the bolster, and I slipped a pewter bowl beneath his arm.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

For Crescent Energy, the buy bolsters its Eagle Ford position, adding top-tier inventory and meaningful scale directly adjacent to its existing operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The market has ample capacity to price hikes well beyond what economic fundamentals would justify for a modal expectation, which only further bolsters the greenback,” said Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

In an earnings call in May, he said that ownership bolsters the facilities’ protection from “unwarranted litigation” around medical care and other detention conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

They also used footage to piece together Mangione's alleged movements after the shooting, and ballistics and fingerprint evidence they claim bolsters their case.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Two bolsters can be piled on top of each other.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The institutions bought gold at the fastest pace since late 2024, as geopolitical risks and concerns over fiscal discipline bolstered demand, the World Gold Council said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Despite the bolstered tax incentives, local film and TV production in the Los Angeles area continues on a downward trend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

High stock valuations and low unemployment, meanwhile, have bolstered spending among richer households while allowing Americans of more modest means to spend at levels adequate to undergird a six-year-old expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

ME+EM said a strong online performance and store openings bolstered its sales growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Nearly 1,050 French officers are now supporting UK-France efforts to stop crossings, with an additional new surge team bolstering operations on Western beaches, according to officials.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

China’s central bank is bolstering stock-buying tools as a market slump threatens financing for technology companies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now, the prediction market is bolstering compliance protocols and expanding its executive ranks as it eyes an IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Brian Atlas of the “Whatever” podcast posted a video of the alleged victim drinking with Peters, as if it were exonerating evidence instead of bolstering the criminal case against him.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The swelling music, the soft hoodie, the linked arms bolstering me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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