braces
Example Sentences
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Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the North East braces for a severe winter storm during the peak holiday travel season.
From BBC
Sheffield's Fitzpatrick was taunted for his brand of footwear and for wearing braces in his teeth until relatively recently.
From BBC
But today’s founders might well have a learner’s permit and a mouthful of braces.
The centre was set up around 60 years ago by a Belgian Catholic association and has a workshop for producing prostheses, splints and braces.
From Barron's
Whenever the wind blows northwest from Belarus, Lithuania braces for problems.
From BBC
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