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The Department of Justice said that claims about prisons being awash with drugs, staff safety being ignored or management not caring about staff wellbeing "are simply not borne out by evidence".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Consumers have borne higher gasoline prices for months, but the impacts of the Iran war are rippling through other sectors of the economy.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In Houston, at least, most of the organizing costs are not expected to be borne by local governments.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The study began in 2023, borne out of concerns about heavy metal exposure among infants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The life that has borne me through these years is still in my hands and my eyes.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque