carries
Example Sentences
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That word, however, no longer carries its traditional meaning of the fabulously rich and politically well-connected.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Johnston carries the film and the emotional core, but Navarrette delivers the kind of instantly classic horror turn that will surely traumatize Gen Z for years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The plan, which operated without requesting a dollar of new contributions for more than two decades, now carries measurably higher tail risk—which would be absorbed by future taxpayers, not the legislators who structured the transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The long-tailed rat known as Oligoryzomys longicaudatus carries the Andes strain in Patagonia.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Maybe each of us carries the capacity to demonstrate those qualities in some way that will make a difference.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
