shore up
Example Sentences
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With the war now in its fifth week, governments are moving to shore up their economies.
From Barron's
The government has also been empowered to directly purchase fuel and petroleum products to shore up supplies.
From BBC
Apollo said that Nippon Sheet’s principal lenders would effectively swap a portion of their outstanding loans for equity to shore up its balance sheet.
Even as its major military capabilities have been all but wiped out, it has shored up its defense through the agile use of cheap drones, mines and other devices.
The trip, scheduled from Sunday to Wednesday, comes as Vietnam seeks to shore up its fuel reserves amid the global supply disruptions caused by the war.
From Barron's
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