bear
Example Sentences
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A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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
The judge later suggested that, instead of proving his case, Sherborne was trying to get the newspapers to bear the burden of showing how they sourced a story.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The one who caught the demon and trapped it in the bear?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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