bear
Example Sentences
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That’s good news for Micron, although memory-chip makers could be testing the limits of what device makers can bear.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
She also raised the possibility that her own fame may have been behind her mother's disappearance, saying that thought was too much to bear.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The one who caught the demon and trapped it in the bear?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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