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Let’s celebrate that, even as we gird for more battles to come.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

For Jones and his salvation army it's a day to gird the loins and fight back.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

Doing so would help investors gird against volatility that might follow.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

The state’s public transportation agency, NJ Transit, scrapped plans for a similar backup plant last month in nearby Kearny, saying resiliency improvements to the electrical gird made the project unnecessary.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

‘At least we may yet be avenged. Let us gird ourselves and weep no more! Come! We have a long road, and much to do.’

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

But when audiences girded their loins for the sequel—this one as lavishly supported by glossy publishers as its earlier version was disavowed—there was a single character whose zippy quippiness was most anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Little wonder some of them are exploring legal options to prevent the circumvention of an auction process they had girded themselves for.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023

European shares closed higher, led higher by mining stocks as investors girded themselves for the U.S.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

Sticking around for four years at a place where bolting for the NBA at the earliest possible moment is a tradition rivaling the pregame roll call has girded Jaquez for this moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

When he heard Dana bellow, Roy closed his eyes and girded himself for the worst.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

While software stocks on the list like Zoom, Okta and the Trade Desk have strong numbers, they are girding for a widely expected battle with AI.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

With daylight-saving time set to begin this Sunday, Americans will once again be girding themselves for the “spring forward” ritual of setting their clocks an hour ahead and potentially losing some sleep.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

After about 25 minutes he clambered back aboard the ship, girding for another long voyage the rest of the way across the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

And federal employee unions are girding for a fight, according to The Journal.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

That first day, after girding up his coinage for horns, Tyrion had lain flat on his stomach and squirmed to the edge, to poke out his head and look down.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

And at the center is Finland, a country of just 5.4 million people, girt by the sea and lashed by the wind.

From The New Yorker ● May 12, 2015

Thus girt with logic, Leon Henderson still had no price weapon last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

To prevent injury or death in case of such a mishap the 20-lb. rotor is girt by an 800-lb. steel shell, 5 in. thick.

From Time Magazine Archive

This week, with the annual Automobile Show in Manhattan marking the January first of the 1938 automobile year, rival makers were girt for renewed combat on a scale far greater than ever before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien