Etymology
Origin of shoring
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By focusing on shoring up its operating margins, Kering is prioritizing what it can control over what it can’t, analysts at Bernstein wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, Network Rail has acknowledged a squeezed budget means difficult choices, and shoring up the network against the effects of more extreme weather requires investment.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Bulldozers have been shoring up the beach to try and prevent further flooding.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Iran’s top politicians said the country needs to focus on ending the war and shoring up its crippled economy, pushing back publicly against hard-liners who are taking a more defiant approach in the six-month-old conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ambrose Spike had reported some minor splintering at the top inside edges of the door, but the shoring of earthworks was holding out.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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