1
: the act of supporting with or as if with a prop
2
: a system or group of shores
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Higher tariffs on China, but not Mexico, would lead to near shoring.
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Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The shoring up of gun control laws in Canada came after the May 2020 ban of 1,500 makes and models of firearms.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
The plan would allocate $1 billion towards flooding mitigation for Metro-North service, including more sophisticated drainage systems at the Mott Haven Yard and the shoring up of retaining walls and sea walls where the Hudson Line hugs the river’s edge.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
For example, the list notes that much of the temporary shoring to reinforce the floor has been removed, and the remaining floor work is nearly complete.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2024
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Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The shoring up of gun control laws in Canada came after the May 2020 ban of 1,500 makes and models of firearms.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
The plan would allocate $1 billion towards flooding mitigation for Metro-North service, including more sophisticated drainage systems at the Mott Haven Yard and the shoring up of retaining walls and sea walls where the Hudson Line hugs the river’s edge.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
For example, the list notes that much of the temporary shoring to reinforce the floor has been removed, and the remaining floor work is nearly complete.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2024
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“Shoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoring. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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