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are supporting

  • present progressive
    of support.
    support
    verb (used with object)
    to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.

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"I've got my two children here who are supporting me a lot, but we're having a really hard time," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the Lewiston rally, some attendees said they are supporting Mr. Jackson mostly for national political reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Most young people within the city are engaged with organisations that are supporting them to stay away from the streets," he adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Nvidia and other AI stocks are supporting the S&P 500, while strategists also see opportunities in energy, transportation and materials.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It made me feel like my people are supporting me.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals