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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

That is borne out in research, which shows relational organizing works because young people trust their neighbors or community networks far more than national parties.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 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

The Golden Glen, in particular, was too mournful to be borne, according to Isabelle.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo


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