harbored

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The White Sox harbored similar concerns, but they were ready to take the gamble on a two-year deal worth $34 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

This confirms fears that Iran has harbored for weeks or months.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

There’s a moment where Will mentions a crush he’s harbored.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Grace had harbored ambitions of succeeding her husband but was sidelined by Mnangagwa's supporters.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Now surely, since Africa harbors 1,500 languages today, it is big enough to have harbored more than four ancestral languages thousands of years ago.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond