bear
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It's important to bear in mind that the emissions from burning gas also greatly outweigh the emissions from producing it.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
By looking for the mirror opposite of a bear market, investors therefore may remain invested far beyond what turns out to be the final top.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Cut off from mainstream banking, insurance and registries, they turn to the customers willing to bear sanctions risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
To women of a certain mood, though, it confirms what we already know: that a bear is preferable company to thoughtless, dangerous people.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
According to Oslak, scouts had found signs of the bear only two valleys away.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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The Obama Presidential Center opened in Chicago this June, and its auditorium bears my father’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The statement says that Blair, 54, has a neurological disorder that "bears directly on how a medical episode presents to people who do not know her".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the tug of war between bears and bulls, each side is anchored by data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The documents said that would be "crucial in establishing a mental health defense", adding that "bears on the issue of guilt".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Spring, when the bears come, is the worst.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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A front loader takes a scoop from the mound of wood chips and deposits it on a bare platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Its shelves and racks had been stripped bare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
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
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
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Herbert escaped the pocket to his left and slung a pass while falling away as defenders beared down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
“The guys put their mind to it and beared down. Kind of: ‘Enough’s enough,’” Reid said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
Wrestling fans around the world beared witness to some of the most iconic moments in WWE history at Sunday night’s edition of WrestleMania.
From Fox News ● Apr. 8, 2019
“He gave up a lot of hits but beared down when he had to. He pitched well enough to win and he pitched well enough to lose. We just couldn’t score.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2017
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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The room still features a personalized touch: an island bearing Foreman’s initials, “G.F.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
His expensive loafers and a Starbucks cup bearing a different name eventually raised suspicions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
It could also have a bearing on the power struggle at Two Sigma, where John Overdeck has been engaged in a long-running feud with his co-founder, David Siegel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Wardley, sporting Ipswich Town's newly-launched third kit with his name printed on the sleeve, was still bearing the scars of his punishing defeat in Manchester five months ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"It has a direct bearing on the Moscow trip. You better come into the office. I think you need to see it now."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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And poor taste in design is a pity because it’s a bore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Seoul and Tokyo again bore the brunt of the selling as traders bailed out of once-imperious chipmakers, though the selling was heavy across most of the region, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Oil drillers operating in the Gulf of Mexico shut in production and evacuated personnel from offshore facilities as Hurricane Isaias bore down on the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"This lovely little jaw caused great confusion when it was first found as it bore no resemblance to any known species," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
We gathered them with flying fingers and greedy hearts and bore them away in triumph, with a glow at least as bright as the sun on those shining scales.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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About 3.6 million babies are born in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Their children, Manuela and Georg, were born in 1933 and 1935.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Though the tableaux depict hardships endured by a painter born in 1593, Artemisia, the impressions convey yearning, grief, suffering and resilience that transcend centuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Newly elected lawmaker Ana Elisa Santos, born during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, is now helping him draw up a social media master plan to nab a fourth mandate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
If you were born with the teeny-tiny DNA glitch that allowed you to slide in and out of time like a knife through butter, you were handed over to your country’s branch of the Academy.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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His hunch is borne out by data: the tracker OpenRouter says the five most popular models this model are Chinese.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
For Aston Martin, though, this was confirmation that changes they have made to their car in recent races have borne fruit.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That is borne out in research, which shows relational organizing works because young people trust their neighbors or community networks far more than national parties.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“And that is just what is not borne out by the facts,” he said.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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