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bearing

[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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She climbs on his back, whereupon the deceitful Zeus abducts her, bearing her westward across the waters toward Crete.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 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 Aug. 20, 2026

Chief Executive Stephane de La Faverie said Estee Lauder’s turnaround is bearing fruit, with another quarter of sales growth and stronger profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The UK Home Office says its work with countries like Germany "is bearing fruit".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Shortly afterwards, Cornflower arrived bearing a tray of breakfast for them both: nutbread, salad, milk and some of Friar Hugo’s special quince pie.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Then on Monday he posted a video to Telegram filmed in Paris, saying: "Right now, I need to get my bearings and figure out what to do next. I'll write about my plans later."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Morgan Stanley projected annual bearings sales tied to robotics will rise from about 200 million units in 2025 to more than 40 billion units by 2050.

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

I took my iPhone and our decrepit vacuum into my workshop after supper, googled “Kenmore Progressive vacuum noisy” and found what I wanted—a YouTube video showing how to replace the motor bearings.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

In the few minutes while they’d been able to see, Sue and Bruce had found their bearings.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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