Walt Whitman

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?

American Poet

Halima Aden

I used to be so self-conscious about my braces that people thought I was shy - I just never talked. It took me a long time to realize, whatever, it's not like I'll have them forever, so I might as well enjoy it while I do!

American Model

James Franco

When I was a child, I wanted to be an actor, but I had really bad buckteeth. I didn't want to get braces, but my mom said I couldn't be an actor if I didn't get the braces. So, I got the braces.

American Actor

Gigi Hadid

In third grade, I played basketball with the boys every day at lunch. I had braces that were yellow and purple, and I wore full Laker uniforms to school.

Dakota Fanning

ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked.

American Actress

Noam Chomsky

When a politician uses the word 'folks,' we should brace ourselves for the deceit, or worse, that is coming.

American Activist

Candice Swanepoel

I was very skinny, braces; so I never thought I would be a model.

South African Model

Amanda Seyfried

I was naturally skinny and had braces, so I wasn't a cute model.

Matt Emmons

I had the '80s hair and braces and a 6-3 frame as a 16-year-old.

American Athlete

America Ferrera

I'm not going to miss wearing the braces very much.

Typically used to describe something that physically strengthens or holds together another object.

Physical Support

Often found in technical contexts like construction, orthodontics, or mechanics.

Technical Usage

Conveys strength and resilience in a challenging situation.

Emotional Overtones

Implies readiness and mental fortitude in facing adversity.

Mental Preparation

Used when someone is preparing for something imminent, often negative.

Anticipation Context

Suggests that the act of bracing is active, involving conscious effort.

Action Required

Originates from hunting terminology; less common in modern language.

Hunting Term

A brace is not just any pair, but often implies a matched or similar pair.

Pairing Meaning

An orthopedic device used to support weak or injured body parts.

Medical Context

Emphasizes the functionality in maintaining or improving physical function.

Supportive Function

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 first I need an abrasive my brace if has to not dissolve in water because if it dissolves in water then it's no longer a solid and it can't rub stuff off my teeth and I'm going to use something that you can find in rocks all over nature calcium carbonate otherwise known as chalk and because I don't want

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 she experienced life-long health complications and endured many hospitalizations. She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony, recuperating from operations, or including objects such as her back brace and wheelchair.

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 They moved me from intensive care to acute spinal. I was lying on a thin, hard spinal bed. I had no movement in my legs. I had tight stockings on to protect from blood clots. I had one arm in plaster, one arm tied down by drips. I had a neck brace and sandbags on either side of my head

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 Abed said that I should call back in a few weeks, and when I did, and a recording told me that his number was disconnected, I let Abed and the crash go. Many years passed. I walked with my cane and my ankle brace and a backpack

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 He says, "Brace for impact." I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore. I could see in her eyes, it was terror. Life was over. Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day.

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 ourselves in new and deeper ways in that future will society think about neuro technologies the way we currently think about SAT test prep or braces or even laser eye surgery we just think it's a

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 it is it's it ready to break I don't you worry I'm gonna brace I'm gonna praise what didn't use that far I'll use the bar don't you worry that is amazing I mean just with ease he's got this cage

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 with your symmetry. And as we sit here today, you can go wireless on your braces with clear aligners, or your dental restorations. Millions of in-the-ear hearing aids

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 It's a legitimate complaint. Even as globalization brought deepening inequality and stagnant wages, its proponents offered workers some bracing advice.