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[geer] / gɪər /






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As Maresca's side move into top gear and threaten to accelerate away from the chasing pack with wins such as this, no-one has a clue what their final destination will be.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

I checked that all the gear was secure and then squeezed the trigger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Both gear types are associated with high levels of waste, routinely hauling in large volumes of non-target species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The government complained that hungry sharks are eating too much Atlantic cod and Greenland halibut, cutting into what humans can bring home and damaging their gear.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Even so far, it looks large enough that its landing gear legs could reach out and pluck us up.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

After all, he shifted gears on data centers.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Wallabies captain Harry Wilson scored a try to keep New Zealand at arm's length, but the All Blacks moved through the gears in the second half.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

McKinsey’s Kelkar said the companies making actuators and related components like gears are hesitant to make big investments since the industry is still developing and major use cases are still years, if not decades, away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Germany's finance minister on Monday met the UniCredit CEO to seek guarantees over the future of Commerzbank, as the Italian lender gears up to complete a takeover of its German rival.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

A spiderlike creature made of clockwork and gears scuttled by.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The show grew out of the animated “Vampirina” TV series, which was geared toward younger kids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

As for the quality of Venezuelan oil, it doesn’t measure up to what most American refineries are geared for and typically trades at a discount to other formulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Government relief money helped repair homes and infrastructure, but wasn’t geared toward getting businesses back on their feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

When Meta launched smart glasses in 2021, they were geared in part around what the user could see.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The hospital employed top-notch military surgeons and offered excellent rehabilitation services, geared to handle the most devastating of battlefield injuries.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Kao told agents he was gearing up to make more significant donations to Graham, Clyburn and Wilson by the end of the year.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The U.S. military has itself been gearing up for a possible return to fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The friends are now gearing up to starting their official Campaign for North Africa on 30 October, which will coincide with the podcast's 100th episode.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

They estimate that, by the end of 2027, BP’s total financial obligations will have fallen by 50%, to take their gearing metrics back in line with European peers for the first time this decade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Richard felt as if his body was gearing up to do something, to shiver, to collapse.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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