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These are nice theories, but they are not borne out by the data, as the red columns in the chart show.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

If those numbers are borne out in the real world, most people on GLP-1s may have some kind of undesirable GI effect from them.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Recently, Christian communities say they have borne the brunt of the attacks.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“This decision represents another important affirmation of the rule of law and provides clarity for businesses that have borne the financial burden of these unlawful tariffs,” Woldenberg said.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

To go down into the grave, unwashed, unforgiven, was to go down into the pit forever, where terrors awaited him greater than any the earth, for all her age and groaning, had ever borne.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin