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boost

[boost] / bust /








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US President Donald Trump has long signalled a desire to increase the defence budget and boost domestic defence manufacturing.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The simple, relatively affordable tests recently got a boost from influential clinical guidelines issued earlier this month by leading cardiology groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Department of Veterans Affairs and both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two federally sponsored companies, guarantee privately issued mortgages as a way to boost more plentiful and cheaper lending for American homebuyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A second price increase for Netflix subscriptions in just over a year also provided a boost to the stock in late March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Then we would use the Agena’s fuel and rocket power to boost us into a higher orbit, where we would find the second Agena, which had been in orbit for four months.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins