are bolstering
- present progressive of bolster.
Example Sentences
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“States are bolstering military strength in response to a deteriorating security environment, which they do not foresee improving in the near future.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Asian countries, worried about the threat of China, are bolstering their weapons supplies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
New York police are bolstering security around the courthouse where Mr Trump would be arrested.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
Kyiv has mostly been spared the heavy shelling that devastated parts of other urban centres including Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy, but Ukrainian forces are bolstering defences in anticipation of a full assault.
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2022
The weakest and the worst have somehow got to the top, and giants are bolstering up the impotence of dwarfs.
From A Girl Among the Anarchists by Meredith, Isabel
