as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
the carpenter placed a shore underneath the sagging roof of the porch
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Noun
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The only other two candidates to get double-digit support were Bianco and Becerra.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026 -
Public First has spent four hundred and fifty thousand dollars in support of Bores.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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In a Wednesday ruling, the Supreme Court weakened a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, striking down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana and empowering officials to redraw state congressional maps.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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For many Black Americans, the decision was a death knell for a cherished pillar of the Civil Rights Movement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The crumbling concrete on the balconies has allegedly left holes that expose reinforcement steel, leading to rust, corrosion, and water intrusion.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The system is trained end-to-end using reinforcement learning in simulation across diverse, randomized terrains.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Riders can also spot new gold props and other easter eggs along the track.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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One brought her knitting, and most carried some sort of prop — a cane, a book, satchels like those carried by people who made Philadelphia their home in the 1700s.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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She had initially been involved in the mounting of two Picasso exhibitions at the Episcopal Palace of Málaga in 1992 and 1994.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Featuring magnetic and screw-free mounting, these cameras snap onto any metal surface for a rock-solid hold in seconds.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Retailer profit margins are chronically slim — and during rapid crude price increases even negative — giving them an incentive to raise prices quickly as the cost of crude and of refined gas mounts — and to try to hold the higher prices steady to recover their margins as their other costs call.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Then again, Ortiz has been pretty charmed this weekend with five winners on Friday, including the Oaks, and five seconds in 11 mounts Saturday before capping it with the Derby.—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The message from Silicon Valley is that AI is restructuring the workforce in real time—and that the rest of corporate America should brace for the same.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those who are eager to drive further afield can explore the vast open Togoro Plains to the north, or brace the madness of Seronera, the nearest airstrip, an hour’s drive away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those three units can accommodate up to 24 individuals annually with an average stay of 90 to 120 days, according to the city report.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Scholarships, grants, reimbursements for families who face unexpected expenses due to a child’s hospital stay.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Shore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shore. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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