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supportive

[suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr-] / səˈpɔr tɪv, -ˈpoʊr- /


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This offers a potentially supportive backdrop for natural resources stocks, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Many are surrounded by loving, supportive family too.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

“With positioning and seasonality less supportive, the market now faces a concentrated run of macro catalysts. Rates are the near-term risk,” wrote Warren Pies, founder of 3Fourteen Research, in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

He says he found a supportive community and, after studying hard, he now works as a local gym instructor.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

But I still have a hard time pretending to be supportive.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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