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[brays] / breɪs /




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Analysts at Citi forecast what’s next as millions brace for their first major hurricane in years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lake also picked up a brace of scores - the first of which Dafydd Jenkins was unable to stop - as he impressed alongside fellow new boy Morgan in Gloucester's win over Exeter.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

With California virtually certain to see a “super” El Niño, residents and business owners are being asked to brace for a wet and potentially punishing winter later this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

U.S. drivers also might want to brace for gas prices to rise in the weeks ahead from their current average of $4.32 a gallon at the pump.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

They’re these foot brace things that sit on the track and let you be in a ready position to start charging down your lane.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico have begun curbing production and evacuating personnel from offshore facilities as the region braces for Tropical Storm Isaias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A stylish, well-off family braces for the worst when its youngest member is mauled by a dog during a glitzy lawn party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The studies evaluated 12 different approaches, including laser therapy, electrical stimulation, knee braces, insoles, kinesiology tape, water-based therapy, exercise, and ultrasound.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Modeling was performing, but I had braces and noticed I was chubbier than everybody else, creating new anxieties. To be 11, 12, and 13 just sucked.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

He stops and braces, his chest puffed and eyes closed.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Investors had already braced for the worst, as the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Powerful waves thrashed communities along California's southern coast Friday, damaging homes and sending water cascading through streets as residents braced for more potential damage wrought by Tropical Storm Rachel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in education.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Left guard Chris Paul stepped on Daniels’ foot as he backed away from center and the quarterback threw a wild incomplete pass as he braced himself on the ground with his other hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The remaining Mini braced her hands on her knees and took a deep breath.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

With the rain falling this week, plus the prospect of a wet winter, some are now bracing for a different variety of wildfire threat: the possibility of flooding and debris flows in burn scar areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Although it is based on a famous short story, this one feels wholly reimagined, and has the bracing freshness of an ocean breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Because the options market is apparently bracing for an outbreak of volatility beginning later this month.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

He bent over, bracing his hands against his knees, trying to pull more air into his lungs, a delayed reaction to all his frantic pedaling and running.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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