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Exceptionally low river levels in a Europe hit hard by drought and record heat have plunged transporters into turmoil this summer, driving up costs that everyday consumers could end up bearing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chief Executive Stephane de La Faverie said Estee Lauder’s turnaround is bearing fruit, with another quarter of sales growth and stronger profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It's also worth bearing in mind the number of PIP claimants in the constituencies of several prominent Reform MPs - such as Boston and Skegness and Ashfield - is higher than the national average.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Unlike Burr’s distinguished bloodline, which gave his aristocratic bearing its roots and biological rationale, Hamilton’s more dashing and consistently audacious style developed as a willful personal wager against the odds of his impoverished origins.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Then on Monday he posted a video to Telegram filmed in Paris, saying: "Right now, I need to get my bearings and figure out what to do next. I'll write about my plans later."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
One possibility is that this new Fed moves too slowly to respond to the oil-price shock while it finds its intellectual bearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Morgan Stanley projected annual bearings sales tied to robotics will rise from about 200 million units in 2025 to more than 40 billion units by 2050.
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
Before I could get my bearings, Bud took off at a dead run straight up a ravine, bucking now and then but running, always running.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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