borne

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The costs borne by all parties will eventually force them to come to “an agreement that sort of wraps the trade war and the Iran war,” the money manager says.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

In Houston, at least, most of the organizing costs are not expected to be borne by local governments.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

So far, Google’s outsize investments have borne fruit: last quarter, cloud-unit sales were up 48% from the year before, with 154% operating profit growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

This was borne out by citizens' demonstrations after Bengaluru metro hiked fares last year and ridership dropped some 13% after the hike, as per data collated by Greenpeace.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

They tied up the boat Lookfar that had borne them to the coasts of death's kingdom and back, and went up through the narrow streets to the wizard’s house.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin