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shore

[shawr, shohr] / ʃɔr, ʃoʊr /




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A forced slowdown on AI spending could prove beneficial for the hyperscalers and enable them to shore up their balance sheets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Though Taipei has an edge in mapping waters close to shore that are off limits to Chinese research vessels, Beijing has elevated oceanography to a national strategic priority, investing in ships and advanced underwater drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

State leaders say they have used their own resources to shore up gaps left by CISA, such as paying for sensor technology that can detect unusual activity in election networks.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Though still early days in the campaign and guaranteed to be in the top two come the end of the weekend, City need to shore up their backline if they are to stay there.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He let the stump roots slip out of his grasp, and began paddling toward shore again.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Raman entered the race as a long-shot candidate but slowly shored up support, especially from younger voters, before besting reality star Spencer Pratt in the primary race earlier this year.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

They’d loved hiking the Great Wall of China and participating in 150-mile bike rides, and had shored up their finances to retire early.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Alphabet has shored up its advertising dominance while setting a new path as a top AI merchant.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The Dodgers shored up the bullpen over the winter, signing three-time all-star Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69-million contract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

The Erudite girl prods at any weaknesses she sees, and so does Cara, and soon they are all shored up, like we have just built a secure structure.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

The chancellor will also pledge millions of pounds in spending across a range of initiatives aimed at shoring up the UK's ability to respond to evolving cyber, biological and AI-enabled threats.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

By focusing on shoring up its operating margins, Kering is prioritizing what it can control over what it can’t, analysts at Bernstein wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bulldozers have been shoring up the beach to try and prevent further flooding.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, Iran’s central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said the U.S. had already done all that it can against Iran and that the central bank had been shoring up its foreign currency reserves for months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

In October 1985, the DEA sent Robert Stutman to serve as director of its New York City office and charged him with the responsibility of shoring up public support for the administration’s new war.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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