propping

Example Sentences

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Some argue that concerns about the budget deficit are also propping up Treasury yields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

And propping up Surf City — a wealthy beach town so full of itself that it makes Santa Monica seem as humble as Santa Ana — as the last, best hope to save California?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Here’s why this matters for corporate earnings: If it’s true that the rich are propping up the economy, earnings might be benefiting from a strong wealth effect.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In recent years, wealthy Americans have played a bigger role in propping up the economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

We sat in the waiting room, and he picked up one of those doctor’s office National Geographies, propping one ankle over his knee and reading as if everything was cotton-candy-dandy.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller