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Next summer's World Cup in Brazil will further bolster excitement, though England must navigate two play-off rounds to guarantee their place.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The French company agreed to buy the U.S. supplier of software to the life-sciences industry, as it seeks to bolster its artificial-intelligence offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Additionally, the prospect of repatriated capital could bolster the yen, which has seen USD/JPY rise above 163, an exchange rate not seen since 1986.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Obsession” is certainly entertaining, which helps bolster it in the audience’s eyes.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

It was often said that Fitzsimmons nearly ruined Seabiscuit by using him as a workmate for Granville, pulling him up during hot contests to bolster Granville’s confidence.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Molex, which is owned by private U.S. company Koch Industries, said the deal marks a strategic expansion and bolsters capacity for the increasing demand for data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

‘Guests unable to sleep in their beds, and good bolsters ruined and all! What are we coming to?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

She was also bolstered to see women continuing to compete even as their families grow.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

But perhaps CXMT, bolstered by the deep pockets of Hefei’s municipal-investment arm, would be able to accomplish what GigaDevice couldn’t.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

That means in the immediate term, Riyadh will likely have to divert resources away from its domestic development and into bolstered air defenses, including in counterdrone technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

His father had searched tirelessly for his wife and daughter, his hope bolstered when he found the family’s dog alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Additionally, he said that the federal government’s focus on bolstering its cybersecurity posture should benefit the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

This could reflect caution on the German logistics company’s part or highlight that the tailwinds bolstering results will be temporary as air freight capacity is restored and the conflict eases, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Their coupling instantly captured the attention and hearts of fans around the world, and Swift’s presence at Chiefs games was even credited with bolstering female interest in NFL football.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Zolghadr's career has been embedded in the Guards and his appointment was seen as further bolstering the role of the ideological army.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

A lack of introspection was good for bolstering your courage, but in the last months and weeks it had done damage to Milton.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides