supporting

Example Sentences

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New York City’s Department of Investigation says it has launched an inquiry into a Manhattan high-rise where two supporting columns buckled this week, prompting evacuations and a scramble to stabilize the office building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

Green told the BBC detectives were initially sceptical that 50 Cent was supporting Hassan's bail application, which the judge turned down.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

But it was also repurposed for the additional need of supporting our body weight vertically and maintaining our center of gravity, while still allowing the flexibility for us to move.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

“The broader stock ownership becomes, the more difficult it may be for the Federal Reserve to distinguish between supporting financial stability and supporting the stock market itself,” Balchunas wrote in the report.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

Even though this was decidedly not in their talking points, Maya-Jade gave him a supporting nod and mouthed, Go on.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman