bore
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The technology sector bore the brunt of losses Monday as investors cashed out following a breathtaking surge in recent months powered by a race into all things linked to artificial intelligence.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Even if you never bore witness to that outrageous performance, its elemental alchemy vibrates in the band’s most popular songs, each of them calling to us with purpose.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
"My mother Chinnathayammal bore the entire burden of the household after that. We went through a difficult period," Gangai Amaran, Ilaiyaraaja's younger brother and a celebrated music director himself, told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Each new foal bore the promise of outperforming a carefully chosen set of parents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
It was so large that it took two servants on each side and one in the back to push the enormous wheeled trolley that bore this confection out of the kitchen.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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