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bear

[bair] / bɛər /






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One of the Inuk rangers, Julia Elanik from Aklavik in the Northwestern Territories, drove the length of the patrol with a rifle on her back in case a polar bear crossed the group.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

"I would go in and have a cuddle with this bear after school every day. You wouldn't be allowed to do that today! But that's a standout moment."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank in London, estimates that Gulf states might bear 80% of the costs of the tolls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s “yet another advantage IBM can bring to bear in enabling, scaling, and governing production AI systems that will necessarily need to be scaffolded atop existing IT architectures,” Boolani wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Or rather, the shimmering apparition of a bear.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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