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bearing

[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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When I walked in, the only immediate clue that the doctor there had just won a much-contested congressional primary was a small cluster of campaign posters bearing his name behind the check-in desk.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

The lawsuit recruiters came to their town bearing gifts, several residents told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

In this tale, a 9-year-old girl named Ildr, who has recently lost her mother to a plague, encounters a stranger bearing extraordinary inventions such as eyeglasses and a firearm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Researchers collected 20 bracken stems bearing scars left by females as they deposited eggs inside the plant tissue.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

I started from Baltimore bearing the name of “Stanley.”

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

The next big bottleneck trade might have more to do with bearings than microchips.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The next big bottleneck trade might have more to do with bearings than microchips.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Over two visits to the new building, getting my physical bearings mattered less and less as I surrendered to the generative sensations of not knowing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

"During the journey, the passengers lost their bearings and remained at sea for six days without food or water," the coastguard stated.

From Barron's Mar. 28, 2026

The punt had been drifting broadside on, but now one end swung forward, so that Hazel lost his bearings and found that he was no longer looking at the bridge but at the bank.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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