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"We're not used to it -- it was like a bestseller, like something out of a movie," said Suarez, in black sunglasses and a cap bearing the slogan: "Doubt is treason."

From Barron's

"This is yet another example of independent retailers bearing the brunt of infrastructure failures through no fault of their own," he said.

From BBC

I shifted gingerly on the bed, my back stiff from bearing the weight of all those petticoats—perhaps wearing ten was too many.

From Literature

Jobs typically didn’t sign autographs, so owning a document bearing his signature is rare.

From Los Angeles Times

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's