aloft

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Here are some of the supports keeping them aloft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Wealthy Americans have been credited with keeping consumer spending aloft over the past few years as general uncertainty spread,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

A banner which read 'Diogo Jota, forever in our hearts' was held aloft in the Kop stand before kick-off.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan