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[bawr] / bɔr /






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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

A new biography of the influential Cold War columnist Walter Lippmann reminds us that the issues he dealt with, and what he said about them, are mostly a comprehensive bore to anyone today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Parisians survived and the deal went through, although the club bore almost no resemblance to the modern European contender people know today.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Large banners hanging from trees, T-shirts, badges and stickers also bore the slogan.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

A line of enormous humans burst through and bore down on us.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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