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bolster

[bohl-ster] / ˈboʊl stər /


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On Monday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his office had secured a fire management assistance grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to bolster the response to the Sandy fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Although some have hoped that the housing affordability crisis would lead more homeowners to remodel rather than move, that hasn’t happened consistently enough to bolster home-improvement sales.

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

SoftBank Group’s payments app operator, PayPay, was listed on Nasdaq in March, a move that could further bolster the Japanese tech investor’s coffers as it pours billions into AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

They seemed to view their job as mostly to listen and bolster us as needed inside the four walls of our home.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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