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[bohl-ster] / ˈboʊl stər /


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In 2024, Task Force 59 launched a new unit focusing on "the operational deployment of unmanned systems teamed with manned operators to bolster maritime security across the Middle East region".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

U.K. pharmaceutical giant GSK on Tuesday struck a $10.6 billion deal to buy U.S.-listed biotech company Nuvalent, its biggest acquisition in eight years as it seeks to bolster the cancer portfolio it had previously trimmed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Last week, India’s central bank announced a raft of measures to support the rupee, while Indonesia’s monetary authorities have repeatedly intervened to bolster the rupiah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Additionally, President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to bolster the immigration agencies swarming the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

In early 1943, after the heavy losses in Russia, the Nazis realized they needed to bolster Germany’s dwindling manpower.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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