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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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He had initially opened Pegasus Books in Bend, Ore., in 1980, with plans to become an author.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In CPB’s Big Bend Sector project, for example, contractors were ultimately required to install cattle fencing and cattle guards — something Posillico’s lawsuit contends was not what the government originally asked of potential contractors.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Amanda Jones said her son and his friends, high-schoolers in South Bend, Ind., use any combination of feet, head, shoulders, neck and back to keep the sack moving—and go viral.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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

“There is no going back. Bend like the grass, that you do not break.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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