bear
Example Sentences
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Here’s hoping the next long bear market is far off.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
A downside break could suggest that growth expectations are deteriorating, echoing the decline during the 2022 cyclical equity bear.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It makes travel easier, helps you learn still more languages, and gives you lessons in humility when, no matter how fluent you are, you realize your French will always bear an Anglo accent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Producers also bear some of the burden of the gas tax.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
After all, as Renn had said, it was still a bear; once it must have hunted salmon and browsed on berries, and slumbered through the winter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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