Braces (oneself) |
LA Times Daily |
30 Mar 2025 |
Surrounds |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2024 |
Steels (oneself) |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2024 |
Encircles |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2024 |
Encircles with a band |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2024 |
____ one's loins, gets set |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Jul 2024 |
Supports |
LA Times Daily |
05 May 2024 |
Secures with a belt |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jan 2024 |
Prepares for a challenge |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2023 |
Steels (oneself) |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2021 |
Reinforces |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2020 |
Encircles |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jun 2020 |
Puts a belt around |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2019 |
Puts a belt around |
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Secures with a band |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2018 |
Braces (oneself) |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2018 |
Braces (oneself) |
The Washington Post |
20 Oct 2018 |
Prepares, as oneself for battle |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2018 |
Encircles |
Universal |
29 Jun 2018 |
Prepares, as oneself for battle |
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Encircles |
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Secures with a band |
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Braces (oneself) |
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Tightens, as a belt |
Newsday |
20 Aug 2017 |
Braces (for) |
The Washington Post |
12 Nov 2016 |
Encircles or fortifies |
Universal |
16 Oct 2016 |
Encircles |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Mar 2016 |
Encircles with a belt |
Universal |
06 Sep 2015 |
Prepares, as for action |
Universal |
24 Jun 2015 |
Commence drilling with rigs — building gets ready |
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Braces |
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Encircles with a belt |
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Prepares, as for action |
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Prepares, as for action |
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Binds with a belt |
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Prepares for action |
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Braces |
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Braces |
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Hems in |
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Prepares for action |
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Encircles |
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Strengthens |
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Strengthens |
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Fastens with a band |
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Tightens, as a belt |
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Encircles |
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Braces |
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Stiffens |
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Encircles |
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Binds up |
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Hems in |
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Hems in |
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Encircles |
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Fortifies |
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Encircles |
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Binds |
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Surrounds |
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Fastens up. |
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Surrounds. |
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Braces. |
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Encircles. |
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Equips. |
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