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  • past participle of bend.
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bent

[bent] / bɛnt /




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His statist bent aside, Mr. Newsom is recognizing the disruption from AI and trying to address it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for "Taiwan Travelogue", a playful postcolonial novel with a culinary bent.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Rigidity describes how strongly a particle's path resists being bent by magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The Washington Post’s editorial leadership bent under pressure.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

I asked as I bent down to pet Rowdy on the head.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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