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The percentage of respondents expecting “boom” conditions—above trend growth and inflation—was the highest since Feb. 2022, the starting point for the last bear market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

You can certainly believe that a bear market is imminent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

"The burden of escalation would rest squarely upon the aggressor; they and they alone would bear the full moral, political, and strategic weight of deciding whether to do so," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Will your question invite helpful suggestions, or, unbeknownst to you, poke a bear who is exhausted by people making this same mistake over and over?

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

Torak wished he could share that eagerness, but all he could feel was the weight of the Nanuak at his belt, and the menace of the bear.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

But a U.S. agency said almost two-thirds of current offshore oil output was shut-in as of Thursday morning as Hurricane Isaias bears down on the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Videos showing bears entering or damaging gers, and attacking livestock have reportedly gone viral on Mongolian social media in recent weeks, highlighting the increase in bear and human interaction across the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Also, while bears have constantly cited narrow market breadth as a cause for concern, this has been the case throughout the last four years of this bull market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet Mr. Hegseth seems determined to shrink his support with gratuitous potshots, and that bears on whether the Administration can boost recruitment or confront new technology in warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

His mom always worried, but most of the polar bears were already out on the sea ice, and he and George had been out to the cabin by themselves plenty of times before.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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

No one sits staring mournfully at the bare lacquered table.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The wars in Iran and Ukraine have laid bare the fragility of energy supply chains, and Greece is positioning itself to become a key hub in southeastern Europe for natural gas transport.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

For the first time, Danny realized that the Moon Witch had one bare foot, and her silver slipper was covered in Orion’s drool.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

Hurricane Otis interrupted tropical vacations for some visitors and put a stop to a mining convention in Acapulco, Mexico, as the storm beared down on the city early Wednesday.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

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

The recovery effort is just begging on those Gulf Coast states when Irma beared down on Florida.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 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

Quen was identified in July thanks to a scrap of paper bearing his name that was found with his remains, and DNA samples that matched his relatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But Dynamo Dresden, bearing a complex history and situated in the underrepresented east, feel a little different.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Kelvin wave bearing down on Southern California this week is not the kind that draws surfers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Gold held Monday's steep losses to sit around $4,160 as traders bet on more rate hikes, which makes the non-interest bearing metal less attractive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The elderly had bowed their heads in quiet respect; children had come bearing wreaths of laurels and flowers to lay at his feet.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Then he launched another, this time a little closer to the imposing video board looming over American Family Field that bore the massive “2026 NLCS” logo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith described Archer as "a remarkable man who did everything at full bore", adding: "There were simply no half measures with him."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Semiconductor stocks bore the brunt of the statements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The court said "both sides bore equal responsibility for the breakdown of the marriage" and therefore granted the divorce but rejected Lee's claim for damages, she added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The pirate to whom the squawk box was attached bore the brunt of the abuse, as the parrot flapped in a panic around his head.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Ariella Hanker, 44, a cancer research scientist in Dallas, was born in Israel to American parents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Goldsmith, a children's nurse and health visitor from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, said that when Phoebe was born four years ago, she realised within days that something was wrong.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

She is born in Pondicherry, in French India.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Omar’s biography lists her as being born on Oct.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

We’d only met him a few times before, but Klenam was too young to remember, and Mawuli hadn’t yet been born.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Michigan’s manufacturing supply chains are deeply integrated with Canada, and small businesses especially have borne the tariff brunt since they have less capacity to absorb the costs than larger companies do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

“Our horses have borne all they can,” he said, patting the lathered neck of Melynlas.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander