rear
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After a first-tier tribunal ruled in Ball's favour on 27 August, she said the council was "a law unto themselves" after two new concrete blocks were laid at the rear of her home.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Among the few distinguishing features: The front and rear fascias are unique to the Subaru.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
And following an Aug. 26 fire at the Babcock property, which damaged the rear of an adjacent home, Bass and Raman went after each other for not having addressed all those pleas for help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
What was effectively an all-new car, apart from the rear suspension and gearbox, cut lap times by about two seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Grandpa grunted, and walked to the rear of the store.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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But for the most part, Ferraiolo says, young people have a fear of missing out—a phenomenon that rears its head every time an investment soars, as seen in recent years with cryptocurrency and meme stocks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The thing is, it always rears its ugly side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Real life, in short, rears its ugly head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
It’s a solution to a problem that does not exist in traditional banking but that sometimes rears its head in crypto.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
Aaron rears up in them, huge and terrifying.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Insect larvae reared at higher temperatures will develop faster and reach pupation at a smaller size.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
He even managed to send two of his four children to university with the help of government grants by selling livestock he reared by himself.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But then love and marriage reared its head and Burden’s story took a dark turn, which she chronicles with a keen forensic eye in her buzzy new memoir, “Strangers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
But Parkes said more than 90% of chickens reared in the UK for meat were fast-growing breeds, which are prone to severe health issues.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
In a final burst of speed, the horse of the Horned King plunged ahead; the animal’s flanks bore against Melyngar, who reared furiously and struck out with her hoofs.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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In the warm, dry spring a glut of glorious foundresses – new queens – emerged from hibernation to start their nests alone, carrying out all the nest building, egg laying, foraging and brood rearing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
John does all that too, on top of his parents blasting all fear out of him while rearing him to expect the universe to be unforgiving.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bloom said young eagles, like KD1, are more prone to grave mistakes when it comes to rearing young, from egg to eaglet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
CJ7 and 022 had successfully bred at the nest site at Careys Secret Garden for three consecutive years, rearing three young in 2023, four in 2024 and a further four in 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
His front hooves raised a few inches off the dirt, as if he’d pondered rearing but thought better of it, then he dropped his head and his paws stilled.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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