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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Daniel Ingham died in the crash at Doran's Bend on the western section of the course on the first lap of the third qualifying session on Wednesday evening, race organisers said.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Fort Bend County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, is also home to one of its biggest coal-fired power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The agency briefly took the map down altogether, around the same time that protests about the possibility of a physical wall in Big Bend National Park reached a fever pitch.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Jessica and a friend were set to leave for a long road trip to a fantasy convention in South Bend, Indiana.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

She hated being out in what she called the Sticks, longed for the great and gracious life in Toledo or South Bend.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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