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Buttresses and steel bars made the structure safe, but it remained charmingly askew, leading to its jokey designation as “Britain’s Wonkiest Pub.”

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Buttresses and arches support the vast roof and light from a giant stained-glass window filters on to the towering stainless steel tanks of fermenting wine.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2013

Buttresses were built to shore up the sagging walls, but no treasure appeared.

From Time Magazine Archive

Buttresses of the U. S. business structure are those firms which advertise their products nationally.

From Time Magazine Archive

Buttresses of eight feet in breadth surround the whole story at short distances.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max