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[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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Their first decision will be what happens with Carrick, and Saturday's match against Chelsea is likely to have a bearing on how United move forward.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt gave comparatively little, apart from the $1 million that founded the university bearing his name.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

It’s a testament to a food system that, so far at least, is bearing up against a barrage of geopolitical and climatic disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The room still features a personalized touch: an island bearing Foreman’s initials, “G.F.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

But Bessie, as soon as she had dressed her young ladies, used to take herself off to the lively regions of the kitchen and housekeeper’s room, generally bearing the candle along with her.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

After a slow start as the then-35-year-old with no prior managerial experience found his bearings, Chandler built a talented team which became the envy of non-league football nationwide.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas recently published a report for clients, flagging makers of bearings as potential “picks and shovels” plays for the robotics boom.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

“The second is the component layer beneath them, the motors, reducers, bearings, sensors, and power content inside the machines themselves.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

By the time you get your bearings, you’re ensnared in its net.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Before I could get my bearings, Bud took off at a dead run straight up a ravine, bucking now and then but running, always running.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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