bear
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Arsenal's interest in Atletico Madrid's Argentina forward Julian Alvarez did not bear fruit, despite their attempts to persuade him away from his preferred destination of Barcelona.
From BBC β Sep. 2, 2026
Voters who rely on mail ballots would bear the consequences.
From Slate β Aug. 31, 2026
There are also complicating factors such as so-called sequence-of-return risk, which refers to how the outcomes vary depending on whether a bear market in stocks hits soon after you retire.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 31, 2026
A large bear and her three cubs fell into the concrete cistern in Marshall Canyon County Park near the Claremont Wilderness Park’s 5-Mile Loop Trail, where they were rescued late Saturday night, the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 30, 2026
With a single snap of his powerful jaws, Wolf tore the ravenskin pouch from her belt -knocking her off her feet, out of reach of the bear -then sped out of the cave.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The common man just grins and bears the metal scaler scraping his teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
Then, crews from the Urban Search and Rescue team worked with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to drain the tank and help save the remaining bears from drowning, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 30, 2026
Elliott spent hours watching through the kitchen window of a local resident's home, hoping to photograph black bears that frequently pass through the garden.
From BBC β Aug. 25, 2026
Her boat, Wild Child, bears the names of about 10 sponsors; some pay money, others offer services.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 21, 2026
Owen kept searching the horizon as they pushed the snowmobile, looking for polar bears.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Call us cute if you must, but don’t be surprised when we bare our teeth in a snarl.”
From Salon β Aug. 31, 2026
Because now “it’s the bare minimum,” said forward Dearica Hamby, whose input — dedicated spaces for family and naps — was incorporated into the building’s design.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 27, 2026
Focaccia has become de facto sandwich bread or makeshift pizza crust elsewhere in Italy, but it tends to be bare bones in Genoa, where it has been made since the Middle Ages.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 23, 2026
With little visibility -- battery-powered torches being the only sources of light -- she helped to deliver the babies using her bare hands.
From Barron's β Aug. 12, 2026
With each explosion, bare bulbs swing from suspended wires overhead, throwing golden casts over the room.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Making things all the more difficult was the culpability that some players beared for the team’s fortunes.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 17, 2025
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 β Oct. 25, 2023
“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 β Oct. 9, 2020
Wrestling fans around the world beared witness to some of the most iconic moments in WWE history at Sunday night’s edition of WrestleMania.
From Fox News β Apr. 8, 2019
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
The fake review left by Which? also seemingly passed the site's checks, despite bearing all the hallmarks of a joke.
From BBC β Sep. 2, 2026
A week or two prior, he said, an out-of-control motorist nearly plowed into the statue of Amelia Earhart that sits next to a library bearing the famous aviator’s name.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 1, 2026
The driver of the slick SUV bearing Qatari plates shifted into park, stepped out and headed into the tony department store.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
At a Canadian Tire store in Montreal, a chain that sells hardware supplies and other goods, employees on Wednesday wore T-shirts bearing the evocative slogan: "We all play for Canada."
From Barron's β Aug. 26, 2026
Laying their outline map of the island on the snow with the compass, he would sight ahead to a distant pass or peak and take a bearing by that.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Speaking on CNBC, Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon said the recent surge in long-term Treasury rates bore watching but was not yet an urgent matter.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
While in the field, we encountered bore holes from bauxite mining exploration.
From Science Daily β Aug. 28, 2026
Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western US city of Reno.
From Barron's β Aug. 24, 2026
It was Seoul that bore the brunt of Pyongyang's ire following these summits.
From BBC β Aug. 20, 2026
He was a printing veteran whose hands bore the scars of the clunky outdated presses, several fingers misshapen from old fractures and curled inward like claws.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
“I give credit to my faith in God. I’m thankful I was raised with two great parents. I’m also grateful I was born in this country.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
Johannesburg -- reported to be the richest city in Africa -- was born from a gold rush in the 1880s.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
At 64, you were born after that cutoff, so that strategy is not available to you.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 31, 2026
The family went home about three days after the children were born, where the couple also had to tend to their older daughter and son.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 31, 2026
Like Tuna, a kitten in one of the barn cats’ litter was born without eyes, and was having trouble nursing.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate OβShaughnessy
So it’s no surprise that Cook has borne constant criticism since the beginning of his CEO stint for lacking the charisma and vision of Jobs.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 29, 2026
This seems to be borne out by some recent hits.
From BBC β Aug. 20, 2026
By buying up the loans, TWG would be reducing the risk borne by the insurer caused by having such a large amount of assets tied up with one or more related parties.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2026
It is borne heavily by spouses and parents, who watch the news with a knot in their stomach, worrying endlessly about the physical safety, mental strain and welfare of their loved ones.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 16, 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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