buoy up
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Rare earth permanent magnet material is subject to a 13% VAT discount on export from the country, and provincial governments give support on energy costs, for example, which also helps buoy up magnet-making facilities.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
I hate people who use others as props to buoy up their idiotic self-conceits.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2016
Sometimes I wonder why I even bother learning to swim when I could just buoy up and speed up with all these water aids.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2016
The grandly sizzling New Orleans funk band might be a little tuckered out after its Mardi Gras gig at Tipitina’s in the Crescent City, but Seattle fans will surely buoy up the boys.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2014
"I should say we had," Frank immediately replied, anxious to buoy up the spirits of his companion as much as possible.
From The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery by Quincy Allen
Rare earth permanent magnet material is subject to a 13% VAT discount on export from the country, and provincial governments give support on energy costs, for example, which also helps buoy up magnet-making facilities.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
I hate people who use others as props to buoy up their idiotic self-conceits.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2016
Sometimes I wonder why I even bother learning to swim when I could just buoy up and speed up with all these water aids.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2016
The grandly sizzling New Orleans funk band might be a little tuckered out after its Mardi Gras gig at Tipitina’s in the Crescent City, but Seattle fans will surely buoy up the boys.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2014
Of course the quantity of air is for more than sufficient to buoy up the weight of a man.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Mayne Reid
