bear
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Whether or not LIV survives beyond this weekend, what’s left will bear little resemblance to the free-spending upstart that stormed onto the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 22, 2026
"Only studies like ours offer an overview of these traditions which bear witness to genuine know-how and diverse traditions."
From Science Daily β Aug. 21, 2026
Take the top of the bull market in October 2007, just prior to the global financial crisis, the worst bear market since the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 20, 2026
Mike McPhaden, a senior scientist at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, had a similar estimate, telling AFP: "It's not inconceivable that 2027 may top out at 1.7C above preindustrial levels" if model forecasts bear out.
From Barron's β Aug. 20, 2026
He knew that he risked drawing the bear, but Wolf was more important.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Here’s another factoid that could get the AI bears excited: Stocks in the S&P 500 are increasingly trading in opposite directions on a given day.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 17, 2026
Most one-day tundra tours from the Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba, go just 20 miles or so in search of polar bears.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 16, 2026
In Pereira, home to half a million people, every single street bears proof of what happened.
From Barron's β Aug. 14, 2026
George Yount, whose name adorns Yountville, wrote of seeing 50 or 60 bears one day, and killing five or six of them.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 13, 2026
Polar bears could smell a seal from miles away, he remembered.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
"Keep dogs and children away from any unusual waxy or oily substances and avoid handling them with bare hands."
From BBC β Aug. 21, 2026
‘Her bank accounts were stripped bare by Medicaid’: My late friend had $20,000 in credit-card debt.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 20, 2026
Price discovery is critical, else you get hoarding, shortages and bare shelves.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 9, 2026
He added that teams often had to "dig through concrete and twisted steel with their bare hands".
From Barron's β Aug. 4, 2026
They search the man, strip him bare, run fingers through his hair.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
“He just beared down and made pitches when he needed to,” manager Dave Roberts said, “versus feeling it with the mechanics or being uncertain.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 28, 2026
“We found ourselves in a two-possession game in the fourth quarter, and we beared down and won the game,” South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley said on Friday.
From New York Times β Mar. 29, 2022
“The guys put their mind to it and beared down. Kind of: ‘Enough’s enough,’” Reid said.
From Seattle Times β 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 β Apr. 8, 2019
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Its velvet binding has metal corner guards bearing her crowned falcon with a lion rampant, dragon and greyhound, and Anne’s motifs recur in the illuminations.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 22, 2026
Exceptionally low river levels in a Europe hit hard by drought and record heat have plunged transporters into turmoil this summer, driving up costs that everyday consumers could end up bearing.
From Barron's β Aug. 20, 2026
Family members, now also bearing surnames like Kellermann, Millhiser and Richards, had flown and driven in from all around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 19, 2026
Labour said the government's efforts to work with European countries to tackle small boat crossings were "bearing fruit".
From BBC β Aug. 18, 2026
“His case in your diary interest me much, and it had bearing, too, now and again on our case. I should much like to see him, and especial when his mind is disturbed.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Once companies had extracted all the easy-to-reach coal, miners were forced to bore deeper into the rock, which sent fine silica dust into the air.
From Barron's β Aug. 21, 2026
To some, the 2008 financial crisis bore out White’s thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 21, 2026
The engraved silver salver bore the mark of Dorothy Mills, one of just a handful of registered female silversmiths working in the 1700s, the NT said.
From BBC β Aug. 10, 2026
They are rushing full bore toward that three-peat and, to the delight of the most appreciative fans in baseball, nothing is going to get in their way.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 2, 2026
If a ban were on the way, they’d hear shouts from all sides: “Ban! Ban! Tidal bore coming! Run for higher ground!”
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
It’s an anxiety born from the conundrum of masculinity, in which a “man card” must be punched before one is accepted into the tribe of Manly Men.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 22, 2026
Welcome to an "aura farming" battle, a phenomenon born on social media that has spilled over onto the streets of Latin America.
From Barron's β Aug. 22, 2026
While health and social care roles employ many of the Africans, job opportunities for those born locally, and refugees, can be hard to find.
From BBC β Aug. 21, 2026
“He was born before the sound era, so you get the sense that he’s put this list together based on actual experience, watching firsthand as cinema evolved over the decades,” LeMaire says.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 21, 2026
“I was born here. I’m a born citizen!”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The Ventura County district attorney said his county “has borne the brunt of the greatest disaster of its kind in the history of the State” — and he was clear on who deserved the blame.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 6, 2026
For the Andromeda team, the bulk of any potential losses is likely to be borne by the life-insurance companies that own as much as $35 trillion of these assets.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 5, 2026
Australia also also benefits from a unique volunteer firefighting service borne out of its vast geography.
From Barron's β Aug. 3, 2026
Rennell said "the details aren't locked in" but that his organisation would cover the full cost of the flights, while other costs would be borne by owners and trainers.
From BBC β Jul. 31, 2026
Himmelstoss ought to have been pleased; his saying that we should each educate one another had borne fruit for himself.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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