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bearable

[bair-uh-buhl] / ˈbɛər ə bəl /


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She told me she repeats a mantra in her head to make the tests more bearable:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But don’t let the relatable career-girl pluck of the movie dilute the fact that this song is pissed off about capitalism, even as its hooks make the grind of working life more bearable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

To make those rates bearable, credit funds structured some loans at the outset to let borrowers meet some interest obligations with noncash payments-in-kind.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

The chair would make life’s unavoidable irritants that much more bearable.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

The command to grow up at once was more bearable than the faceless horror of wavering purpose, which was youth.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou


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