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bearing

[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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And they’re bearing the brunt of the system’s strains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Inflation is expected to climb again over the next year, with households and policymakers bearing the brunt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

But if you’re an investor in these funds, you are the market, and you’re bearing too much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham appeared at Missouri’s homecoming game with a hat bearing a slogan that seemed to imply that transgender women are not actually women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

I’d watch them glide and circle as I floated on my back, the water bearing me up as the wind bore them, and wonder if they saw me too, down below.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The straight lines on the Peters map do not represent true constant compass bearings and so are useless for navigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas recently published a report for clients, flagging makers of bearings as potential “picks and shovels” plays for the robotics boom.

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

The parts housing the bearings helped hold the jet’s underwing engines in place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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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