bolstered

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The dollar strengthened and Treasury yields edged higher after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting body bolstered market expectations that the central bank would raise interest rates later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, three tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, which facilitated Wednesday’s decline in crude oil prices and bolstered market sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Overall, higher-income consumers, bolstered by stock market gains, are still spending freely, while other cohorts are forced to pay a higher percentage of income for essentials, potentially not leaving much left for discretionary spending.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It’s sad and stony-hearted that the Lakers should unload LeBron James, recoup resources, unload his albatross-like salary, and build a championship contender bolstered by Luka Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Tommen’s rule is bolstered by all of the alliances that my lord father built so carefully, but soon enough she will destroy them, every one.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin