propped
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He propped up Joury on a railing to watch the horses saunter past as they prepared for the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The business, founded in 1777 in Dorset in southwest England, is propped up by brewing and selling its own beer, and by renting an additional roughly 100 pubs to tenants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
Amid explosive demand for Novo’s drugs, the company grew so much it propped up Denmark’s entire economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
His bad leg is propped on a footstool.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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