bear
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Now, as I take a turn too fast, I can’t bear the thought of never seeing him again.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 2, 2026
His base case is that, since March 2020, G-7 bonds “have entered a structural bear market after a 39-year bull market.”
From MarketWatch β Oct. 2, 2026
Part of the reason is that bigger companies can more easily bear higher costs of capital, while a strategic preference for larger companies also supported mega-deals, according to Mergermarket’s Guthrie.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 1, 2026
Walker’s case argues that all of these parties bear some responsibility.
From Slate β Oct. 1, 2026
I could not bear to see him this way.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
While the increasingly popular annual competition is largely for fun, organisers say it is helpful in raising awareness of brown bears and their Alaskan habitats, as well as the risks they face from human activity.
From Barron's β Sep. 30, 2026
The loss came as such clashes are increasing, with climate change and urban sprawl bringing people closer to bears, mountain lions and other animals.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 30, 2026
But adult male brown bears average up to 408kg in mid-summer and often pack on the equivalent of 25% of their body weight by autumn.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
She adopted more subtle phrasing, with a voice that bears a resemblance to the dryly piercing tone of Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
The Weather Lady had told him that momma bears were very particular about where they had their babies.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
In the end, the idleness inherent in a vacation lays bare Ashim, whom Aparna catches sight of while he is washing up outdoors and while dancing in an inebriated state with his comrades.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
In its latest European club talent and competition landscape report, European football's governing body laid bare just how dominant the transfer activity of English clubs has become.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
The way that the immigration detention system works is that you need to know where your client is detained in order to be able to schedule a legal call with them, at a bare minimum.
From Slate β Sep. 24, 2026
A circle of nine stately wood chairs on a bare stage.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 18, 2026
Her bare feet make indents in the ice as she walks, which shouldn’t be possible.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Making things all the more difficult was the culpability that some players beared for the team’s fortunes.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 17, 2025
Hurricane Otis interrupted tropical vacations for some visitors and put a stop to a mining convention in Acapulco, Mexico, as the storm beared down on the city early Wednesday.
From New York Times β Oct. 25, 2023
“We had a couple of opportunities to strike when we had some baserunners on. It seems like when we got to those positions, that’s when their guys beared down and made some pitches.”
From Washington Times β Oct. 9, 2020
Wrestling fans around the world beared witness to some of the most iconic moments in WWE history at Sunday night’s edition of WrestleMania.
From Fox News β Apr. 8, 2019
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
From going unbeaten in his opening nine games with a refreshing brand of football, the consensus was things had gone flat and that the head coach was bearing the brunt of it.
From BBC β Oct. 2, 2026
The bill also will require grocery stores in California to prominently display products bearing the “Non-Ultraprocessed Certified” seal.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 29, 2026
Gold held Monday's steep losses to sit around $4,160 as traders bet on more rate hikes, which makes the non-interest bearing metal less attractive.
From Barron's β Sep. 29, 2026
This week Quentin Fottrell — aka The Moneyist — helped a reader who was bearing the main burden for caring for her mother, and having mixed feelings about it.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 25, 2026
Granny first, though hardly able to walk; then Durgan; Kannan with his wife, bearing a few jasmine buds; and Kali, bringing with her a muslin cloth to cover the bier.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
“Both sides bore real litigation risk, and the decree reflects each side’s assessment of that risk,” Paramount wrote in its court filing.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
She said her own CDU party in Saxony also bore responsibility for the decision.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
He knew the work might bore him but figured it would expose him to potential employers offering more exciting roles.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 8, 2026
While in the field, we encountered bore holes from bauxite mining exploration.
From Science Daily β Aug. 28, 2026
Like his misguided obsession with those Potomac canals, his campaign for a national university in the capital city never bore fruit.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Alexander—the “great” came posthumously—was born in the Macedonian capital of Pella in 356 B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
Grasping for concrete facts can leave you with two immutable bits of data: when a wrestler was born and when they died, with everything in between being a show on some level.
From Salon β Oct. 2, 2026
They'll become the fourth couple in the history of space travel to have a child born while one parent was off the planet, according to CBSNews.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
The trip prompted personal reflections for Poole González, who was born in the U.S. to a mother who departed Cuba with her family a decade after the revolution.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
And she hadn’t saved my mam the day my little brother, Patch, was born.
From "Nory Ryanβs Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
That is borne out in research, which shows relational organizing works because young people trust their neighbors or community networks far more than national parties.
From Salon β Oct. 2, 2026
"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing."
From Science Daily β Oct. 1, 2026
Supporters of Botswana's hunting policy, however, argue that international criticism often overlooks the costs borne by rural communities living alongside one of the world's biggest concentrations of elephants.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.
From Slate β Sep. 27, 2026
‘He should have been borne in honour into this city,’ he said.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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