prop
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Meanwhile, bigger companies are turning to all-inclusive resorts to prop up growth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The state tried to prop up the railway, but in 1998, federal officials ordered it closed over safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“On more than one occasion, I called Kate and said, ‘I feel like I’m failing—just prop me up and put me back in, coach.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the president has never had to confront a prop that has stopped cooperating.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Come, give me a passionate speech,” Hamlet directed, vaulting onto the tresde table that served as a prop.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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This year's team will install beams and props to help the buildings withstand increased precipitation and snow loading, as well as monitor the penguins.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Expect costumes, props and life-size vehicles from the film, as well as projection-based rooms designed to immerse guests in the desert planet of Arrakis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
She said a lot of the props have "a personal touch" too, from her mum's ironing board to her granny's lampshade in the living room.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In “Cinema”—the flashy “Star Wars” section highlighting storyboards, set photography, models, props and life-size dioramas starring costumed characters and their vehicles—the Lucas is most at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But then he props his cane on the floor and uses it and the railing for leverage as he begins the journey up.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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The sector has propped up the labor market in the United States in the last year, as an aging population requires more care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
First, growth is being propped up by exports, because no one at home is buying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Alistair, who was in third at the time, propped Jonny up for the final 700m and helped him over the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Years of strong gains for the so-called Magnificent Seven and other technology names have quietly propped up Americans’ spending and the U.S. economy in general.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He half lay, with his back propped against the side of the boat, watching the horizon.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Only Ararat-Armenia and their inferior goal difference keeps the Scottish champions from propping up the table.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
She said support from all over Ireland was "propping up our community right now; we have never seen support and solidarity like it".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Left unasked is whether an administration capable of propping up even the most deranged Caesars was good for citizens of the empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Artificial intelligence has been “the one thing” propping up the economy and global markets, according to Apollo Global Management.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The judge leans forward, his hands clasped together, propping up his chin.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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