bare
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And other events which took place this year laid bare just how much more fans are being charged.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It appears that most of those terrestrial planets don't -- they're just bare rock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
No one sits staring mournfully at the bare lacquered table.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The wars in Iran and Ukraine have laid bare the fragility of energy supply chains, and Greece is positioning itself to become a key hub in southeastern Europe for natural gas transport.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
I tried to scramble up, but my petticoat was heavy with mud and water, and the rocks were slippery under my bare feet.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
"All around me staff are leaving, staff are crying... many people are already voting with their feet and leaving. But of course that just strips the service even barer."
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
A soul barer and a tireless collaborator, Nate Dogg was the preeminent rap vocalist of the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Already, the security law has left Hong Kong’s digital spaces — which, during the 2019 protests, became raucous forums for organizing, cheerleading and criticizing the government — significantly barer than before.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
A glacier can provide some protection, preserving piles of snow year-round that can even be deployed on barer ski pistes elsewhere on the slopes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2021
Even the asphodel, which covers all the barer and stonier tracts with its fields of bloom, was here scarce and poor.
From Rambles and Studies in Greece by J. P. Mahaffy
The Hilltop Youth establish the barest of footholds on open land with temporary lodgings and, in many cases, later build homes and raise families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
If this familiar-looking advice seems like the barest minimum in modern cybersecurity hygiene, that’s because it is.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We have been given the barest of details and whilst we are supporting the families through this we are urgently seeking a meeting with the appropriate authorities to understand the situation before commenting further."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Greenspan exhibited a deft touch with financial markets, saying the barest minimum in his statements but seemingly always conveying what traders wanted to hear.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Experimenting, he ran the blade along the tree, and sure enough, the barest cut separated the wood like it was slicing bread.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Behind the squad's pride are raw emotions, which were bared by assistant manager Anthony Barry during his half-time interview with BBC One on Saturday night - conducted when England were 4-0 up.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The pages capture the inner thoughts of someone who found himself at the center of history, as if Oppenheimer grabbed a pen and bared his soul during the Manhattan Project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Four months later, in a halting six-minute address punctuated by deep breaths and stifled sobs, Alex Vesia publicly bared his battered soul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Supermodel Christie Brinkley bared all Wednesday — in her face, that is — announcing her skin cancer diagnosis in a graphic Instagram post that doubled as a PSA.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
He stepped aside, and she leaned over the man to tighten the knot, pulling at the rope with a set face, her teeth bared.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Dog owners are baring their teeth on social media after the European Union's top court ruled that pets are not passengers just baggage if they get lost in transit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Australia are the favourites here, but this was a baring of teeth - the Proteas are not going to roll over and have their tummies tickled.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
It doesn't feel like a difficult thing to do, or something that feels like I'm baring my soul or anything.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
Bailey understands that baring so much comes with certain risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
“I wouldn’t bet on that,” Harry murmured, watching Snape baring his teeth.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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