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And the higher expected returns on equities merely compensate for the risk that will be borne by the taxpayers — a huge and risky financial maneuver with very little payoff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The idea, Essex added, is to fight the new and faster threats borne by AI with AI itself.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

If those numbers are borne out in the real world, most people on GLP-1s may have some kind of undesirable GI effect from them.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Recently, Christian communities say they have borne the brunt of the attacks.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The magewind had borne them for only three days eastward, yet sixteen days they sailed westward to return.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin