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bearable

[bair-uh-buhl] / ˈbɛər ə bəl /


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There has also been a surge of online advice on how to make time in shelters more bearable.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The chair would make life’s unavoidable irritants that much more bearable.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The pressures of life, which in that moment felt unbearable, proved bearable.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Mainly the trip to this trompe l’oeil house of mystery feels like a detour, though Mr. Freeman’s presence makes it bearable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

It was a place where, if troubles did not vanish, they were made bearable.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee