Example Sentences

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The US personnel who were targeted were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the international effort to combat IS, which seized swathes of Syrian and Iraqi territory in 2014.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Energy Department’s plans to partially refill its strategic oil reserves were supporting prices, ANZ analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

It started on a high because they were supporting the Everly Brothers, Daltrey says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

He told her that he was scared about being detained, but that he and the other inmates were supporting each other.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

Clearly the people here were supporting the Morrisons and the prosecution.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson