bare
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The death has also laid bare tensions between Al-Hussaini’s wife and her in-laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
On Tuesday, Forsythe said that in the absence of such "meaningful action", official engagements through the joint Executive Office should be stopped immediately as a "bare minimum".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The next day, the 45-year-old posts a video on Instagram, speaking outdoors in front of a bare wall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Some Airbnb hosts are threatening to quit the platform, raise their housekeeping fees or pare their rental properties down to the bare essentials rather than accept new restrictions on checkout chores.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
They could strip a cornstalk bare quick as you can snap your fingers.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
"All around me staff are leaving, staff are crying... many people are already voting with their feet and leaving. But of course that just strips the service even barer."
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
A soul barer and a tireless collaborator, Nate Dogg was the preeminent rap vocalist of the 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Already, the security law has left Hong Kong’s digital spaces — which, during the 2019 protests, became raucous forums for organizing, cheerleading and criticizing the government — significantly barer than before.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
A glacier can provide some protection, preserving piles of snow year-round that can even be deployed on barer ski pistes elsewhere on the slopes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2021
He saw, without seeing, the streets become more solitary and barer of human life, as those first September days passed by, bringing, as they always do in Northern France, a wonder of beautiful autumnal colour....
From The Red Cross Barge by Marie Belloc Lowndes
Pearl diving often relied on the barest necessities: a noseclip, leather finger covers and a basket to gather oysters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Greenspan exhibited a deft touch with financial markets, saying the barest minimum in his statements but seemingly always conveying what traders wanted to hear.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
And survive they did, by the barest of margins, as Marcus Fraser's goal earned a 2-1 aggregate victory over Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off final, a 1-0 home win on Monday sealing the job.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
This locks in the legitimacy of its Christmas entertainment designation by the barest of definition.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
It’s splendid, no question, but the thought you cannot escape is that you have to walk this view, and this is the barest fraction of what you will traverse before you’ve finished.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Behind the squad's pride are raw emotions, which were bared by assistant manager Anthony Barry during his half-time interview with BBC One on Saturday night - conducted when England were 4-0 up.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The pages capture the inner thoughts of someone who found himself at the center of history, as if Oppenheimer grabbed a pen and bared his soul during the Manhattan Project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
In a hotly-contested race, teeth were occasionally bared and there was some jostling for position in the closing sprint.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
Hundreds of others bared their disappointments at crossing points along the border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
Eddie leaned forward and bared his teeth like a skeleton.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
As temperatures rise this summer, Japanese men are baring more leg at work than ever before.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Dog owners are baring their teeth on social media after the European Union's top court ruled that pets are not passengers just baggage if they get lost in transit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Family members and friends fiddled with the placards they wore baring the brothers’ photographs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
By baring these women's realities - and their romantic desires - Latey cemented its place as the "content of its times", producer Metasebia Yoseph tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
No, impossible—but just in case, I growl, and it hisses, baring its pointy little teeth.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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