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carry

[kar-ee] / ˈkær i /




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Dr Amara Naseem says her clinics always overrun as it takes about 20 minutes to sensitively take a detailed history and carry out internal examinations.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The combined company will carry more than $80 billion in debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Consequently, any great jump in spending by hyperscalers may clobber stocks that carry great weighting in the market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even the brief imitation of Lennon’s “losing control” scream is laser-precise, meant to boost the song’s momentum and carry it through a cheery and lazy surf solo.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

But an untold truth was a heavy thing, and Clare did not want to carry that weight for eternity.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The corporate migration carries extra sting because the companies were by far the top corporate boosters in Oklahoma City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Mater Dei’s defensive line had a solid game, holding Santa Margarita star sophomore running back Adrian Petero to 41 yards on 11 carries, although he scored his team’s first touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Because the helium carries no electric charge, the design could be naturally protected from certain types of electromagnetic noise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Prince William and Catherine caught up with Sir Kevin in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, as he carries out what he says will be his final fundraising challenge.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Some wear bucks’ horns on their heads and each carries a weapon—one a club, another a sword, another a bow and arrows.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Next, the team introduced fat droplets that contained no protein at all but carried a signal normally displayed on the surface of dying cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

In his resignation statement, Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada insisted "the Department carried out its responsibilities in accordance with the established protocol."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Buckley carried the device across the Pacific and reported back in the New York Times Magazine: “Navigation used to be deadly serious stuff,” he reflected, but this device “will change everything.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Firefighters and CA State Parks Lifeguards accessed the vehicle, safely freed the dog, and carried it up to the roadway. Neither dog appeared to be injured,” the fire department said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Her quiver and how she carried in the other hand, high above her head.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

A fall can rob older people of the very independence that they are trying to preserve by carrying out those tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

On a bright afternoon in Bradford, shoppers moved through the city centre carrying bags, going about their day.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

On a late summer morning in Laguna Hills, Calif., boys carrying bats streamed into Veritas Baseball, a training facility that offers high-tech hitting analysis for players as young as 9.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The reports came as the first flight carrying Israelis home from the United Arab Emirates landed in Tel Aviv after services were suspended following the attack, according to Israel's airport authority.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Burying my nose in the flowers, I sidestepped a legendary grandparent on roller skates and a couple of guys carrying guitar cases to reach the drive-in menu, posted at the service stall.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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