bracing

Example Sentences

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That alone should have had investors bracing for a reversal or even a correction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Our analysis of nearly 10,000 patients reveals that simple, accessible therapies like knee bracing and water-based exercise outperform high-tech options like ultrasound. This could reshape clinical guidelines to focus on safer, lower-cost interventions."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

At the historic Bikita Minerals, the country's largest lithium mine, workers were bracing for a thin paycheque, with wages linked to production targets, and some were on forced leave, a worker said, also anonymously.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The entire industry is bracing for the possibility of missed games for the first time since the strike of 1994.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I could feel her bracing herself, forcing the words out.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely