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bear

verb as in bring

verb as in support mentally

verb as in endure

verb as in bring forth; give birth

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It's not clear whether the bonus has in fact been paid out, but the regulator will insist that it is not paid by the operating company, and must be borne by the company owners.

From BBC

The ICC ruled that crimes of sexual violence had taken place, but Hassan was not found to bear responsibility for them.

From BBC

In Tbilisi, Eliava founded the laboratory that would eventually bear his name, the modern-day George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology, and Virology.

From Salon

"In the end you’re going to have to have a proposition with a sum of money that is capable of building it bearing in mind the continuing effects of building price inflation," he said.

From BBC

But the weight of expectations is a heavy thing to bear and they bog down this capable movie version on its way to liftoff.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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