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  • present participle of carry.

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"From the moment that I arrived here 20 years ago, I felt the magic of Manchester United. Carrying the responsibility of leading our special football club fills me with immense pride," said Carrick.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Carrying a plastic bag filled with guppies as a boy, he struck up a conversation with an aquarium-owning neighbor who had “the largest record collection I’d seen inside a place where someone lived.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Carrying Allen’s shows will provide a major savings for CBS.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Carrying two steaming cappuccinos from a popular American coffee chain on Thursday, Niels Berthelsen took the time to stop despite the icy cold winds whipping the streets of Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Carrying plenty of drinking water, Marie and I set off at noon on a hike of a few miles to the paintings.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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