Example Sentences
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Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst says that performance was propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many apartment buildings have a flimsy first floor, propped up by skinny supports to accommodate carports, garages or storefronts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
To many investors this implied that stocks had a floor propped up by the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Leicester Tigers were down in eighth two years ago, while Bath propped up the entire division in 2022.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
In the fourth sat the outboard motor, and behind it wooden paddles propped against the wall.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
