braced
Example Sentences
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Buckingham Palace is already braced for the reduction of the Sovereign Grant.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
While Meta has already cut around 2,000 workers in two smaller rounds of layoffs already this year, employees had been braced for weeks for a much deeper cut, as the BBC previously reported.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
HÓDMEZŐVÁSÁRHELY, Hungary—Just off the main square of this picturesque provincial city, a crowd braced against a cold spring wind as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took the stage for a re-election rally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
I braced for a frustrating day and a high score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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
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