Today’s “Word of the Day” is “shore up” and it is a phrasal verb meaning “support, help, assist someone/something from ; bolster up, buttress, strengthen, fortify, reinforce, underpin something from decline”.
Example Sentence: At a time when Indian armed forces were facing the People’s Liberation Army across the Line of Actual Line, this exposed India to a new realisation that dependence on overseas supply chains is a national security challenge of the highest order, one that cannot be overlooked any more. India has since moved towards shoring up domestic capacities in critical areas and also started looking at free trade agreements through a new lens.
This word is present in The Hindu article The national security discourse is changing and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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