buttressed

Example Sentences

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The U.S. earnings growth is buttressed by “the AI-led tech investment supercycle” and, as has been widely lauded in recent months, its energy independence.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 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

The claims were buttressed at trial by the introduction into evidence of a previously unpublished audit of cleanup operations for several large fires in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

After a while, without saying anything, I went to the side of the road and lay down on a pile of damp leaves between the tall, buttressed roots of a kapok tree.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver