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"Those are things that are definitely affected by storms and El Niño. I would try to brace myself for that as well."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

More companies have sought to brace their supply chains against disruptions such as extreme weather, shipping delays and factory shutdowns since the Covid-19 pandemic, including by manufacturing goods closer to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Homeowners that stay warm with heating oil in the winter should also brace for higher prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

As marine mammal rehabilitators brace for the grim possibility of mass strandings in Southern California, rescuers on beaches to the north worry about another dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Training for my Olympics qualifier, wearing an ankle brace for support with an injury.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

All of this comes as the studio braces for an uncertain future with Paramount Skydance’s $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

Their meeting comes as the 27-member European Union braces for tough negotiations to agree a joint budget for the seven-year stretch 2028-34.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Other common treatments for knee osteoarthritis include strengthening the thigh muscles, using knee braces, taking anti-inflammatory medications, getting cortisone and other injections, and sometimes having knee replacement surgery."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

McGuinty braces his knobby hands on the edge of the table.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

She said the summer's heatwaves had been "tough", but they were hoping for a cooler, wetter autumn, with the reserve braced for flood events and "saline surges" with seasonal tides.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Russian capital braced Wednesday for a possible fresh wave of fuel shortages as drivers queued nervously to fill up tanks after recent Ukrainian strikes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The UK is braced for its fifth heatwave of the year this week, as persistent dry weather puts further pressure on water supplies and could see more areas declared in drought.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

All three braced themselves as Merriweather slowly pulled the shrieking genie back into its prison, the Magic Mirror.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Now, amidst severe overcrowding in some areas, unsanitary conditions and limited healthcare access, the WHO is bracing for more and bigger disease outbreaks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

These scenes are bracing but overwrought, and it sometimes seems that Ms. Kingsolver’s approach to tragedy is to prioritize quantity over quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The county’s library director, Skye Patrick, told The Times Thursday evening that they were bracing for “complete mayhem.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

But the few strong illustrations and even fewer high-quality paintings and sculptures are bracing outliers amid a sea of mostly 19th- and 20th-century melodramatic, sentimental and patriotic illustration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

To me, a doctor’s preparations for work of any kind are stimulating and bracing, but the effect of these things on both Arthur and Quincey was to cause them a sort of consternation.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker