Wind speeds of over 150 kilometres an hour were reported. And 25 million people were advised to stay at home. 400,000 people were evacuated by Chinese authorities and hundreds of flights were cancelled. Now, this is only the third typhoon to hit Shanghai according to the China Meteorological Administration. So, the first headline that we've got is about how Shanghai prepared for the oncoming typhoon and this is from Reuters. Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Babinka. Yes, that headline again.
Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Babinka and that's from Reuters. So, this headline is from a story published before the typhoon hit. So, we have this expression 'braces for'. Now, you might know the word brace. It's that thing that you have on your teeth which supports them and makes them straight. And that might help you remember brace as a verb as well.
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