bolster
Example Sentences
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That means United must look to the transfer market to bolster Carrick's squad.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
That would likely bolster the case for raising interest rates, with Fed governor Christopher Waller warning Friday that rate hikes can’t be ruled out if oil prices stay high.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
There is a high chance that the Chinese government is using its strategic supply of petroleum to bolster global markets, market researcher Rory Johnston wrote in the Commodity Context newsletter on Substack.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Its relative shapelessness, along with its use of a ghostwriter, doesn’t bolster her literary credentials, but its existence points to Monroe’s ambition to have them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Most of her makeup had transferred itself to his own face or the bolster, but a light stain of rouge still brought out the beauty of her cheekbone.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing bolster
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