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[prop] / prɒp /




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Meanwhile, bigger companies are turning to all-inclusive resorts to prop up growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The state tried to prop up the railway, but in 1998, federal officials ordered it closed over safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“On more than one occasion, I called Kate and said, ‘I feel like I’m failing—just prop me up and put me back in, coach.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the president has never had to confront a prop that has stopped cooperating.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Come, give me a passionate speech,” Hamlet directed, vaulting onto the tresde table that served as a prop.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

This year's team will install beams and props to help the buildings withstand increased precipitation and snow loading, as well as monitor the penguins.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Expect costumes, props and life-size vehicles from the film, as well as projection-based rooms designed to immerse guests in the desert planet of Arrakis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

She said a lot of the props have "a personal touch" too, from her mum's ironing board to her granny's lampshade in the living room.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In “Cinema”—the flashy “Star Wars” section highlighting storyboards, set photography, models, props and life-size dioramas starring costumed characters and their vehicles—the Lucas is most at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But then he props his cane on the floor and uses it and the railing for leverage as he begins the journey up.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

The sector has propped up the labor market in the United States in the last year, as an aging population requires more care.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

First, growth is being propped up by exports, because no one at home is buying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Years of strong gains for the so-called Magnificent Seven and other technology names have quietly propped up Americans’ spending and the U.S. economy in general.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

He half lay, with his back propped against the side of the boat, watching the horizon.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Only Ararat-Armenia and their inferior goal difference keeps the Scottish champions from propping up the table.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

She said support from all over Ireland was "propping up our community right now; we have never seen support and solidarity like it".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Left unasked is whether an administration capable of propping up even the most deranged Caesars was good for citizens of the empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

The judge leans forward, his hands clasped together, propping up his chin.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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