bear
Example Sentences
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Parchment was too valuable to be squandered on a blank background; every inch that did not bear graphic information was trimmed away for use elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Communities bear the infrastructure risk and the grid strain of concentrating massive power consumption in a region.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
"Developers bear a particular ethical and spiritual responsibility, for every design choice reflects a vision of humanity," he said.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
That was especially funny because he mentioned it right after giving a quite different example, in which he was asked identify a bear among four animal shapes.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
It was twelve days since the bear had killed Fa.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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ACT Vocabulary List
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