prop up
Example Sentences
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But Morningstar analyst Brett Husslein said that, unlike Amazon, it doesn’t have a massive cloud-computing business to prop up margins.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The tax — a half-penny of every dollar spent in the county — is meant to prop up local hospitals and clinics that are hemorrhaging funding after recent federal cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
That could prop up discretionary spending this summer, whether it’s on splashy vacations, dining out, or home improvement.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
As Cassidy discovers, both unpaid carers and volunteers prop up social care.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Within two years, there was no Soviet Empire to hide behind anymore or to prop up autocratic regimes in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
