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Wrestling with the physics of a school bus-sized prop was a way for the filmmakers—and thus the audience—to experience something closer to a real world, van Hoytema said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Two Chinese state investment firms have deployed nearly $9 billion to prop up the stock market, after artificial-intelligence fears triggered a selloff in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

He knows there is no foundation to hold him, nothing to prop his steps against, but he tries anyway.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

The blackouts and power cuts have accelerated since the fuel blockade began, with authorities citing a lack of fuel to run the generators that prop up the national grid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

There they were, waiting on the prop table.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Next to that show’s glittering costumes, huge cast and massive props arsenal, Sheepstealer and his fellow dragons seem downright reasonable.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Guy Pepper has recovered from injury to take his place in the back row, while tighthead props George Kloska and Vilikesa Sela are in line for first caps.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Smartglasses could have sleek battery-packed frames, so they look like everyday eyewear rather than “Revenge of the Nerds” props.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But in some cases, blue skies can be seen through the facades, making the decaying structures look like theater props.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Everything looked familiar, which was disconcerting until I realized I had seen all this stuff before in different family portraits scattered throughout the whole county, the same props used over and over again.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Near her Devon home, flowers are now propped against a "Please drive slowly" sign.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

They propped up a cardboard cutout of Aaron Smith-Levin, a former church member and anti-Scientology protester who was convicted by a jury of misdemeanor battery involving a Scientology staff member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Many apartment buildings have a flimsy first floor, propped up by skinny supports to accommodate carports, garages or storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

To many investors this implied that stocks had a floor propped up by the Fed.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Video-Josie hit choice B on the tablet she was holding; Video-Max hit choice B on the tablet propped on his own desk.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

One side of the terraced row of houses on Llewellyn Street was demolished and replaced by the motorway, leaving the remaining side staring at either a huge concrete embankment or pillars propping up the M4.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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

Japanese authorities spent more than $70 billion last month propping up the currency as it weakened against the greenback.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

It was 2010, and the central bank had been drawn into propping up the economy after the greatest financial crisis in generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

‘He’s propping up the bar,’ she hissed over to me.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd