bolster
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The selloff came as investors worried that a flare-up in inflation will bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to hike rates.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Musk's attorneys tried to diminish Altman before the jury, painting him as someone who tried to use a connection to Musk to bolster his own status.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
No surprise, then, that a few tech stocks were enough to push the S&P 500 to three new records this past week, and bolster confidence among America’s wealthiest.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The Chargers bolster their tight end ranks by signing former Cleveland Browns standout David Njoku to a one-year deal reportedly worth up to $8 million.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“I shall have to purchase another. But first, I have some need of sheets, a bolster, a fire, and, with an even greater show of celerity, Madame, a bucket into which I may vomit broth.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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