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The move lifted the currency from its lowest levels since 2024, where it has hovered since the start of the year, when the government spent around $100 million over several occasions propping up the yen.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Some argue that concerns about the budget deficit are also propping up Treasury yields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"Most of the investors who are propping up the games industry have frankly fled to AI to a tremendous degree," says Pearce.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And propping up Surf City — a wealthy beach town so full of itself that it makes Santa Monica seem as humble as Santa Ana — as the last, best hope to save California?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I mumbled a thank-you and quickly sat down against the wall, propping the paper against my knee as I scribbled down the bullet points from the letter as best I could from memory.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin