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undergird

[uhn-der-gurd] / ˌʌn dərˈgɜrd /


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They also undergird yields on the corporate bonds that companies use for funding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Insider-trading rules backed by criminal penalties undergird confident stock trading.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

We try and understand the meaning systems that undergird whatever group we’re studying.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

Both sides point to the absence of previous prosecutions to undergird their arguments.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

We will undergird his consciousness and his dreams.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Gerald Stanley Lee

Favorable public opinion has long undergirded close U.S. ties with its traditional allies in Western Europe, East Asia and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Yet complacency, undergirded by the remarkable strength of the stock market, is precisely what U.S. leaders are showing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

There are no grand speeches about diversity undergirded by uplifting music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2026

Day center activities are undergirded with building relationships because, as Towey explains, “relationship is what drives outcomes and impact.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

I devoured the books because they were the rays of light peeking out from the doorframe, and perhaps past that door there was another world, one beyond the gripping fear that undergirded the Dream.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Yet the factors undergirding the market’s comeback are both relatively straightforward and well-grounded in fundamentals, according to Société Générale strategist Manish Kabra.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

The premise undergirding the campaign was that lazy, childish men should be the leaders of society, not just despite but because they won't do the work to earn it.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024

Bright, shiny amusement needs to be anchored to the ground too, and Chung’s attention to Edgar-Jones’ quietly powerful performance offers a surprisingly emotional undergirding to this popcorn flick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

The web-based tool, and the methods undergirding its creation, appears in the journal Science Advances.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

The fireplace, the beams undergirding the loft, the tools dangling off nails on the walls.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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