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
They are negotiated with broadcast partners and were primarily designed to prop up the value of contracts with cable and satellite companies, many of which have since withered and died.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
As Cassidy discovers, both unpaid carers and volunteers prop up social care.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Officials were said to have spent at least $32 billion in the foreign exchange market, according to multiple reports, in its first such move to prop up the yen since 2024.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
“I’m hoping to use the bricks to prop up this broom. I need to practice shooting over a defender.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
