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shoring

noun

Definition of shoring

as in shore

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Recent Examples of shoring Emergency shoring was installed from the 18th through 23rd floors, including structural steel shoring columns on the 21st and 22nd floors, and light-duty shoring posts on four other floors, the DOB said on Wednesday. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 July 2026 Contractors can move forward with installation of temporary shoring on the under-construction New York City high-rise after columns buckled inside. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Fire crews determined no shoring was needed and began clearing the scene. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026 Alex Foster, a spokeswoman for Denver’s Community Planning and Development department, or CPD, said the city agency ordered SF Partners to obtain an emergency permit allowing temporary shoring and stabilization of the garage. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoring

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Noun

The weapon begins spinning violently, dragging the service member around before throwing him several yards from the mounting.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
After that, there are further stages including preparation, conservation, and mounting.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

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Others are just as deliberate about avoiding the front lines, gravitating toward technical or support specialties where the likelihood of direct combat is lower, but translating those skills to a civilian job may be smoother.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Jiang’s era saw China’s economy charge ahead and open up to the world, culminating with the country joining the World Trade Organization – with US support – in 2001.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of support

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The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Even the prop piano became part of the choreography, with dancers climbing atop the instrument and turning it into a stage of its own.

— Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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The 20-year-old’s delightful run to set up Switzerland’s opening goal against Algeria at the World Cup, on their way to a last-32 win, was a highlights-reel moment, as was his brace against Bosnia & Herzegovina.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The image showed a younger Bloom wearing a back brace while riding a bicycle.

— Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of brace

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Like building a giant erector set, Meir and Menon worked to assemble and bolt together the triangular brackets on the 3B power channel, located on the far right, or starboard (S6) segment of the station's backbone truss.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
During the expo, Peachtree Road between Lenox Parkway and Lenox Road will be closed to traffic as the race’s iconic start truss is erected ahead of race day.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of truss

Noun

With their swollen, flaring buttresses and soaring heights of 80 feet or more, the trees are awe-inspiring when reflected in the dark water.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Mahama stressed the need for African governments to cut waste and improve governance as a buttress against increasingly frequent international shocks because a return to the old system of global support is very unlikely.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 5 June 2026

Definition of buttress

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