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borne

[bawrn, bohrn] / bɔrn, boʊrn /
ADJECTIVE
carried
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Michigan’s manufacturing supply chains are deeply integrated with Canada, and small businesses especially have borne the tariff brunt since they have less capacity to absorb the costs than larger companies do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

For Aston Martin, though, this was confirmation that changes they have made to their car in recent races have borne fruit.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Cluny was being borne upon the plank in the midst of his army.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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