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Meanings of propped up in English

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Usage of propped up in English
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RBS was also propped up by the former Labour government that month.
Reuters
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But the system that obsessively propped up Jian Ghomeshi needs to change.
The Guardian
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City Press also allege this deal was propped up by Transnet kickbacks.
The South African
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With demand propped up by economic stimulus, record profit margins have followed.
Reuters
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But the sillies went and propped up a milk-pan against the window.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
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His torso was propped up against the brass posts of the bedstead.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
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Thea was reading, her book propped up before her in the sunlight.
The Song of the Lark
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The surveyor lay propped up in bed with pillows, looking quite cheerful.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
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He only averted impending ruin; he only propped up a crumbling Empire.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity
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He found Nikides propped up in a deep bed of new straw.
Oracle's Queen
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We were reclining in the shallow water, propped up on our elbows.
Stiltsville: a novel
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I propped up my chin on the heel of my hand, thinking.
Proven guilty
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The sector was propped up by Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc .
Reuters
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Captain Rombold lay upon the deck, propped up against the mizzen mast.
A Victorious Union
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Emmy was in bed, propped up on a bank of embroidered pillows.
The Happy End
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Professor Wheeler sprang to her assistance and propped up the cocoa kettle.
The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods; Or, The Winnebagos Go Ca...
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United States of America
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South Africa
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