bore
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Later they charged Bilal Mohammad with the crime, although he bore little resemblance to the man in the video.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Even if you never bore witness to that outrageous performance, its elemental alchemy vibrates in the band’s most popular songs, each of them calling to us with purpose.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
What’s more, the apples his trees bore were not destined for cobblers and pies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Large banners hanging from trees, T-shirts, badges and stickers also bore the slogan.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Built-in bookshelves ran along this false wall, old, sagging shelves whose blistered wood bore the same water stains as the wall behind them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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