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borne

[bawrn, bohrn] / bɔrn, boʊrn /
ADJECTIVE
carried
Synonyms


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Seoul, which has borne the brunt of the losses, jumped as much as seven percent at one point.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The clearest costs are borne by Americans who use adjudicatory commissions to enforce rights they cannot apply anywhere else.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone called the settlement “a path toward fair compensation for survivors who have borne the weight of this abuse for a lifetime.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Determining this requires finding the point at which the domestically borne share of distortions becomes so large that it overwhelms the tariff revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Balder’s body was brought down the shingle, borne by four gods; eight legs took him past the crowd assembled there.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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