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Literary notes about boost (AI summary)

The word "boost" is employed in literature both in its literal sense of physically elevating someone or something and in a figurative sense that conveys enhancement or improvement. In some texts, characters literally receive a boost to climb walls or gain entry, highlighting the act of physical assistance ([1], [2], [3]), while in other narratives it signifies an uplifting of spirit, status, or economic conditions, such as when business is stimulated or morale is lifted ([4], [5], [6]). Additionally, technical and political discourse utilizes the term to denote augmenting power or influence, reinforcing its multifaceted role as a symbol of support, acceleration, and positive change ([7], [8], [9]).
  1. "Here, Frenchy, give me a boost up this wall,—take my foot!"
    — from Hopalong Cassidy by Clarence Edward Mulford
  2. He went through the plane's airlock and jumped, helped by a hearty boost from Jonner.
    — from Atom Drive by Charles L. Fontenay
  3. Here, let me boost you over the fence; that's more fun than a dozen gates."
    — from Mary Jane—Her Visit by Clara Ingram Judson
  4. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects.
    — from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  5. All you want is somebody to steady you and boost you along on the right road.
    — from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain
  6. It was a great boost to our morale to know that someone loved us and was praying for our safe return.
    — from Blood Brothers: A Medic's Sketch Book by Eugene C. Jacobs
  7. This change in resistance determines the direction of the exciter field current, and therefore the direction of the boost.
    — from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
  8. To boost the engine power and give us more Gs, we'd either have to carry more fuel or coast part of the way on momentum, like an ordinary rocket.
    — from Atom Drive by Charles L. Fontenay
  9. But the Young Turks know that without the German boost they'll be strung up like Haman, and the Germans can't afford to neglect an ally.
    — from Greenmantle by John Buchan

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