buttress

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Overseas Nepali workers bankroll their families and buttress the economy, making them a key constituency in elections next week -- but they cannot vote themselves.

From Barron's

Among them are working drawings that prescribe the profile of every block of stone, each keyed to its exact place in the building, whether gable, tracery or buttress.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

But even when things get shaky, Seyfried is there to buttress the film with a truly inhuman strength.

From Salon