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Isabel Wang explained how governments’ efforts to intervene and prop up currencies or hold down interest rates might have the opposite effect.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

The 31-year-old loose-head prop won his fifth cap in the defeat by South Africa in July, backing up first-choice Ellis Genge off the bench.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The winner of the recent Mexico City edition was a fresh-faced Kaled Rosales Salazar, who mimicked lassoing and leading his opponent, Quintana, like a horse, with a giant white sandal as a prop.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River’s reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Surely it is only a prop parrot,” Penelope told herself.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

And props are improvised so that pool noodles are used for jousting and an earbud case serves as an engagement ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

When he noticed spots that lagged, he added audience interaction like balloon drops, props and places to “quack like a duck” and “swim like a fish.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But Kyla says she personally loves the ones which play on the lyrics "baby" and "honey" by using dolls and real honey as props.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Look to director Christopher Nolan, and his obsession with bringing spectacle to life with real props, real scenes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

When we reach the second section of the train, August hops up onto a flat car and props open the sides of two cat dens.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Alistair, who was in third at the time, propped Jonny up for the final 700m and helped him over the line.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Reports of a takeover offer have propped up PayPal’s stock in recent months, but now the company may have to execute a turnaround on its own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Amid explosive demand for Novo’s drugs, the company grew so much it propped up Denmark’s entire economy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Zemian, who had also been uncuffed, started digging through the SUV, collecting spare tactical vests, then propped them underneath the agent’s head.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

I see the Steinway grand piano, with its lid propped open.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

One side of the terraced row of houses on Llewellyn Street was demolished and replaced by the motorway, leaving the remaining side staring at either a huge concrete embankment or pillars propping up the M4.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence has been “the one thing” propping up the economy and global markets, according to Apollo Global Management.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Tokyo has already spent more than $70 billion of foreign-exchange reserves propping up the currency this year and signaled it was ready to intervene again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Automakers, long laser-focused on the new-car market, are now pouring resources into propping up used-car sales, aftermarket parts and maintenance work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

As she read she kept propping up her eyelashes with one finger.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder