bearing
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The next day, police seized the 31-year-old, who was clad in a T-shirt bearing the image of Mahatma Gandhi and holding an Indian flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
U.S. stocks were lower, with the Nasdaq bearing the brunt of the declines, as a hotter-than-expected September inflation report put a dampener on the mood in markets .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Trucks bearing the nations' flags began moving in both directions late morning, AFP reporters at the scene said, some of the North Korean vehicles decorated with flowers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The stand bearing his name was emblazoned with a 'CTID' - City 'Til I Die - mosaic, while the build-up to kick-off saw a display of fireworks and pyrotechnics worthy of several rock concerts.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Despite May’s protests about not being a princess, this woman clearly had a royal bearing.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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
By the time you get your bearings, you’re ensnared in its net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Ophie knocked her shin into a wooden crate full of Christmas ornaments and stumbled into a hatstand before she managed to gain her bearings.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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