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bolstered

[bohl-sterd] / ˈboʊl stərd /




ADJECTIVE
supported
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The MoD added: "Cyprus remains well defended, as we've bolstered the significant defensive capabilities we had already pre-deployed to the region since January."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Those two businesses have bolstered Morgan Stanley’s workplace and self-directed investing platforms and helped create a wealth management business that is in many ways second to none.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The idea of a SpaceX mafia could be bolstered by the upcoming IPO, especially since many employees are compensated in both cash and stock.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The officials, along with local intermediaries who speak to the group, say its funding has been bolstered by fresh cash injections from the sale of intercepted fuel and by a recent ransom payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee