gird
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For Jones and his salvation army it's a day to gird the loins and fight back.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Doing so would help investors gird against volatility that might follow.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
Part of the point of the book is to tell people with Hollywood dreams that they’ll need to gird themselves emotionally and physically for the work.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
The biggest banks in the United States, such as JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, have for months been setting aside money to gird for potential real estate losses.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024
‘At least we may yet be avenged. Let us gird ourselves and weep no more! Come! We have a long road, and much to do.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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