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boost

[boost] / bust /








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The simple, relatively affordable tests recently got a boost from influential clinical guidelines issued earlier this month by leading cardiology groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

US President Donald Trump has long signalled a desire to increase the defence budget and boost domestic defence manufacturing.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Department of Veterans Affairs and both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two federally sponsored companies, guarantee privately issued mortgages as a way to boost more plentiful and cheaper lending for American homebuyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A Mizuho analyst said in January that the stock had already gotten a boost from investors looking to leverage growth in the satellite market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The conference in Las Vegas had been created, among other things, to boost faith in the market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis