brace
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Executives hoping for a sympathetic hearing for underwhelming numbers this earnings season are likely to receive short shrift and might have to brace for a stock tumble.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“In this case, energy markets and economies around the world need to brace for significant disruptions in the months to come.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The kind of bite where your lips pull back, your teeth barely touch the thing, and you brace for impact.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The euro could extend its losses and the dollar could strengthen further as investors now brace for the possibility of many months of disruption to energy supplies, ING’s Turner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
I brace myself for more scorn, but then one corner of his mouth lifts.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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