as in mounts
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
built a new mounting for the engine
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Noun
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And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.—
Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
1 May 2026 -
Mike Smith has the most Derby mounts of any jockey in the race's history with 28, followed closely by Velazquez with 26.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The Dalmore is a Highland distillery founded by Sir Alexander Matheson in 1839 on the scenic shores of the Cromarty Firth.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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For years, local conservationists, including the Lake County Audubon Society, have been making a concerted push to bolster the once abundant but now endangered piping plover population across the Great Lakes shores and North Atlantic coast.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The refined contemporary interiors are punctuated throughout with terrazzo floors, warm wood paneling, and rough-hewn stone pillars.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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That’s when tectonic plates first pushed them out of the sea, but the shaping of the pillars via coastal erosion only occurred over the last few thousand years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Baltimore’s defense received reinforcements both in the trenches and in the secondary.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The military site at Kapciamiestis covering some 14,600 hectares will allow battalion and brigade-size drills on the ground at a critical land link used by the alliance to send reinforcements to its eastern flank.—
Milda Seputyte,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Practical supports, like childcare and debt relief, are also essential to ensure more residents can fully participate in the economy.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Indeterminate tomatoes grow big and need sturdy supports or trellises to keep them in line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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Sleeves, braces and more available.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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As a child, Smith used crutches and leg braces.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Mountings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountings. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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