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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
boost .
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Examples
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Exact figures on the impact of film tourism are difficult to come by, but in the case of Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Spanish tourism agents claim that just having that city's name in the title boosted visitor numbers.
The Places I’ve Seen 2009
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The Weston, Mass., biotech company's results exceeded Wall Street projections as earnings per share were again boosted by the company's stock repurchase plan.
Biogen Profit Drops 8.5%; MS Drugs Help Revenue Thomas Gryta 2010
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The company again boosted its current-year guidance at that time; it will be updated when BE Aerospace releases its third-quarter results on Oct. 25.
BE Aerospace to Acquire Products Maker Tess Stynes 2010
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More so than before, the bulletin boosted its focus on the needs of foreign diplomats, business representatives and other non-Dutch professionals, securing its position as their most important independent news source.
Poll: Minority of Dutch Population Support Wilders Trial 2009
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I imagine Sarah Palin boosted the Republican popularity with that demographic immensely, anyways.
Special Needs People Looking For A Friend In The White House « Tai-Chi Policy 2008
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Graph boosted from the Bank of Canada website, which is hilariously located at www. bank-banque-canada.ca. trackback
hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » Canadian Dollar About to Go to Par? 2007
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The Administration's manipulation of our fear has, in short, boosted the true Al Qaeda threat.
Coleen Rowley: Gut Checks Staged Wrong -- To Elicit Fear of Terrorism 2008
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The tiny baby I boosted from the road was shy and pitiful; the big fat one I found in the parking lot was full of attitude; and the cutie I found on the green earlier this week was nervous, but slightly brave.
July 14th, 2005 2005
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A former Rwandan mayor convicted of crimes against humanity had his jail term boosted by 10 years on Friday as the UN-backed court for Rwanda's 1994 genocide for the first time increased a sentence on appeal.
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The win boosted the Blazers to .500 for the first time since they were 1-1 on October 31.
NBA - National Basketball Association - Portland vs. Seattle 2002
alexz commented on the word boosted
new usage in 2021
boosted in this phrase meaning having had a booster shot, or a 3rd dose of COVID vaccine.
October 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word boosted
spotted this term again in November in the 3rd dose reference.
November 11, 2021