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buttress

[buh-tris] / ˈbʌ trɪs /




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The country is moving to buttress its defense industry in the face of what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called a more dangerous and volatile world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

It’s just the latest sign that the launch of a whole ecosystem of ETFs has done little to buttress bitcoin against the whims of mercurial investors.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Millions will be spent to regild the hulking Art Deco statues that buttress Arlington Memorial Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

How to buttress the yen is another matter.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

However, he was alert, and he snapped open the spy hole, at the same time opening the tap that allowed a flow of naphtha past the pilot light in the buttress outside.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

That the flying buttresses, with no vault restraining them, did not push the walls in was miraculous.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

The manuscript reveals a gothic, green castle, with decadent arches, spires and buttresses — the very castle on the stage.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2025

That buttresses what Cohen will say: There’s no way that Trump signed a series of $35,000 checks to Cohen without knowing and intending them to be reimbursement for Cohen’s payment to Daniels.

From Slate May 8, 2024

Experts make exceptions for low-branching trees or those with large root buttresses.

From Seattle Times Sep. 1, 2023

They acted as temporary flying buttresses until the stone arch was complete.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

Its supply is believed to have been buttressed over the last year by advanced Akinci combat models.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

Strong performances from major franchises including an "Avatar" tie-in game and juggernaut "Assassin's Creed" buttressed struggling French games giant Ubisoft's third-quarter results, the company said Thursday.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Our rigorous expectations haven’t changed, and student performance has increased as we’ve buttressed resources.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

As investors enter the home stretch of 2025, the mindset is still skewed toward risk-on, buttressed by three unofficial “puts” that they believe establish a floor for risk-asset prices.

From MarketWatch Oct. 31, 2025

The walls and floors are buttressed like a basement, and the entire space is much larger than the small building we entered.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

The memorial also extols the soldiers killed in the conflict—a move analysts say is aimed at buttressing popular support for the deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Without an endowment, there’s no steady stream of cash buttressing the ups and downs.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2024

Disney shares have gained more than 30% this year, buttressing the company’s argument that Iger is getting things on the right track.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2024

Xi said China was open to buttressing cooperation within the U.N. and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework and safeguard the interests of developing countries.

From Reuters Oct. 20, 2023

They taught immortality, believing that thus men would be roused to valour, buttressing patriotism with dogma.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.




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