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bearing

[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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When I walked in, the only immediate clue that the doctor there had just won a much-contested congressional primary was a small cluster of campaign posters bearing his name behind the check-in desk.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Within five years, the trees were bearing fruit, and Russia became the natural destination for much of the harvest, trucked north across the border.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The lawsuit recruiters came to their town bearing gifts, several residents told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

In this tale, a 9-year-old girl named Ildr, who has recently lost her mother to a plague, encounters a stranger bearing extraordinary inventions such as eyeglasses and a firearm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

He waits for her to begin, his expression bearing something that could be construed as very mild interest.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Purveyors of bearings, fasteners, pneumatics and other manufacturing staples should see demand outpace their capacity to easily meet it, potentially leading to bottlenecks similar to what investors are seeing with memory chips.

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

Boston and New York, a newly mature MTT found his bearings, no longer the next Leonard Bernstein but the first and only Michael Tilson Thomas.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Potential uses include micro and nanoelectromechanical systems, where wear limits device lifespan, as well as magnetic bearings, vibration isolation systems, and ultra-thin magnetic materials where motion and magnetism are closely linked.

From Science Daily Mar. 22, 2026

He stared down the long hallway packed with kids and tried to get his bearings.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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