bearer
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Before “Interview with the Vampire” and “The Vampire Lestat,” Hammer Film Productions’ gothic horror movies made “Dracula” their standard bearer.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
When the couple married a year later, which included a civil ceremony at OpenAI with a robotic hand ring bearer, Amodei presented Brockman with a $100 check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Intel’s foundry business, which is aiming to attract external customers for its chip manufacturing, has also been a bearer of seemingly good news for investors.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
And he was in any case the bearer of the Ring: it hung upon its chain against his breast, and at whiles it seemed a heavy weight.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
During the celebration, a large papier mache mackerel is carried by bearers through the town over to the yacht club, before it is blessed and then burned at sunset.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Joslin’s lawyers claim no punishment was given to other, similar El Capitan flag bearers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Yesterday’s countesses lacked those freedoms and were bound to serve as propriety’s standard bearers.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025
LHC also launched its Abuelas Project in 2021— which pays homage to grandmothers, often the culture bearers in Latino families — to help fill gaps in folk knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
On Tenth Street, Dr. Leale ordered Lincoln’s bearers to head straight for the man with the candle standing at the top of the stairs at the Petersen house.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
