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The IPO, therefore, looks like a massive bet on AI, propped up by profits from Starlink.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In the years since, as affluent consumers propped up aggregate spending, that dynamic hasn’t played out.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The balance sheet ballooned when the Fed propped up the economy during the 2008-09 financial crisis, and again during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That reignites concerns that the market is being propped up by just a handful of companies that are spending billions of dollars on artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

He sat back on his spindly haunches with his hand propped on one of them.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck