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[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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Bearing banners saying "Kick polluters out of the Games", the activists set up a model of the Olympic rings covered in black oil in front of the cathedral in central Milan.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Bearing the brunt of Tuesday’s steep 2% retreat in the S&P 500 was tech, as the Magnificent 7 shed a collective $683 billion in market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Bearing witness, creating a record—this isn’t just for history, folks.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

Bearing down and straining can also cause issues.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

He could have been depended upon to take a loud dramatic departure, so that the school would have reverberated for weeks afterward with Brinker’s Last Words, Brinker’s Military Bearing, Brinker’s Sense of Duty.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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