bear
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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 ● Oct. 2, 2026
Walker’s case argues that all of these parties bear some responsibility.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
He said he would take time to study the commission's recommendations in order to not "repeat the mistake of deciding in four days on an issue that this country will bear for decades."
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
That’s important to remember, because most leveraged ETFs have short track records that don’t include the bear markets of 2008-09 or 2000-02.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Apparently, the bear had experienced a tough mortality.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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A trio of glass panels removed from an abandoned building in Ciudad Juárez still bears the missing-persons posters that were hung there years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The bears of Katmai spend summer and early autumn gorging themselves on salmon as they look to bulk up ahead of a long winter of hibernation.
From Barron's ● 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 ● Sep. 30, 2026
From June until mid October, the bears gorge on food, including salmon caught with their jaws or paws.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I read that the warmer temperatures mean there’s less ice for polar bears to live on.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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The land has been harvested—stripped bare, in fact—but that means it’s also time to plant the winter wheat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But critics argue the bare nails trend actually says something about class, the hamster wheel of beauty standards, and who gets to define what is considered tasteful.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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 ● Sep. 24, 2026
A circle of nine stately wood chairs on a bare stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
This large bare room in the hospital was where all the sick in the camp had to assemble, often standing outside in the rain for hours just to get through the door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Herbert escaped the pocket to his left and slung a pass while falling away as defenders beared down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
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 ● Oct. 25, 2023
“The guys put their mind to it and beared down. Kind of: ‘Enough’s enough,’” Reid said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
“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 ● Oct. 9, 2020
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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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 ● Oct. 2, 2026
It also released an image of a drone bearing the ironic message "Digital Detox", confirming that the strikes were aimed at disrupting internet access in Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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 ● Sep. 25, 2026
A huge cargo ship is bearing down on her in the dark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Later we go to offer prayers, bearing camphor and kum-kum, paddy and oil.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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What would Ian Wright make of the prank that bore his name?
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“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 ● Sep. 28, 2026
I won’t bore you with our dismal record, but being on the team was the most transformative experience of my young adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
While in the field, we encountered bore holes from bauxite mining exploration.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
So while Reuben bore down on Miami, Natalie, Mama, and Tía Beatriz settled on the couch to eat ice cream and watch telenovelas.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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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 ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I bought this little house and the kids were born here. So it’s been kind of a dream to be here long enough to see that happen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
His criticism came just before the baby was born, on November 3.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The baby survived and was born at full term.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mother asked the night sounds to tell her the number of children she’d born.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing."
From Science Daily ● 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 ● 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 ● Sep. 27, 2026
And in some cases, that idea has borne fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
It blew topsy-turvy in an eastward direction, borne by fate and the prevailing winds toward the wide, unforgiving sea.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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