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

While poorer consumers struggle to budget for higher energy prices, their higher-income peers feel bolstered by stock market gains.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Those efforts could be bolstered by the governor’s race, which features prominent Latino candidates, including former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Big energy returns bolstered a blockbuster corporate-earnings season and added momentum to the artificial-intelligence-led rally that has pushed the stock market to records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

We took turns stabbing at the keys, but as soon as the novelty wore off, we bolstered it with sofa cushions and turned it into a fort.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris