bear
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It didn't take long for the plan to bear fruit, with larger fish finding a home in the protected area and then spreading into the neighbouring waters.
From Barron's β Oct. 17, 2026
In the U.S., people with limited English proficiency bear the most risk.
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
The stories assembled here bear out the editors’ appraisal, though, as with all collections, some offerings are better than others.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Overall, she is optimistic that the new curriculum and efforts in schools to improve standards will bear fruit in better Pisa scores in future.
From BBC β Oct. 15, 2026
He hadn’t seen them before because they were so widely spaced, but now he made out the signs of the buck’s panicky leap down the slope below, with the bear tracks racing after it.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
And then, inflation data gave bond bears exactly what they wanted.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
Sightings of bears around humans are becoming more common in Mongolia, for reasons that include climate change and food scarcity.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
Videos showing bears entering or damaging gers, and attacking livestock have reportedly gone viral on Mongolian social media in recent weeks, highlighting the increase in bear and human interaction across the country.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
The law that bears her name doesn’t stop due process, she noted.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 7, 2026
The Weather Lady had told him that momma bears were very particular about where they had their babies.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
And other events which took place this year laid bare just how much more fans are being charged.
From BBC β Oct. 8, 2026
It appears that most of those terrestrial planets don't -- they're just bare rock.
From Science Daily β Oct. 7, 2026
No one sits staring mournfully at the bare lacquered table.
From Salon β Oct. 7, 2026
The wars in Iran and Ukraine have laid bare the fragility of energy supply chains, and Greece is positioning itself to become a key hub in southeastern Europe for natural gas transport.
From Barron's β Oct. 5, 2026
I feel my bare toes brush against canvas.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
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
“He gave up a lot of hits but beared down when he had to. He pitched well enough to win and he pitched well enough to lose. We just couldn’t score.”
From Washington Times β Jun. 10, 2017
“When we had those opportunities to get runs, he beared down and made some really good pitches in some tough situations,” Jackson said.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 7, 2014
After a hesitation, he turned back to Kira and said in a low voice, ‘‘I beared them talking.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Wardley, sporting Ipswich Town's newly-launched third kit with his name printed on the sleeve, was still bearing the scars of his punishing defeat in Manchester five months ago.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
U.S. stocks were lower, with the Nasdaq bearing the brunt of the declines, as a hotter-than-expected September inflation report put a dampener on the mood in markets .
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Nori Juba, 61, found what he was looking for: a large sign bearing the name of Grand Central station, along with the numbers of the subway lines he takes every day.
From Barron's β Oct. 11, 2026
Hurricane Simon is bearing down on the Pacific coast of Mexico as a category one hurricane.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
A maid barged in, bearing a pile of fresh towels.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
All of the sparkle of that film has turned to ash in this superfluous and inert bore.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Seoul and Tokyo again bore the brunt of the selling as traders bailed out of once-imperious chipmakers, though the selling was heavy across most of the region, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
“Both sides bore real litigation risk, and the decree reflects each side’s assessment of that risk,” Paramount wrote in its court filing.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
She said her own CDU party in Saxony also bore responsibility for the decision.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
We gathered them with flying fingers and greedy hearts and bore them away in triumph, with a glow at least as bright as the sun on those shining scales.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
The self-employed online trader was born in Chichester, West Sussex, and living in Doncaster at the time of his death.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
This is something Rodriguez, who is half Puerto Rican and half Dominican, born and raised in the States, also personally relates to.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 16, 2026
My mother was born to parents who emigrated in the 1950s during Batista’s regime.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 15, 2026
Mélenchon was born in Morocco to French parents, moved to France as a child and later studied French literature and philosophy at the university of Besançon, in Eastern France.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Eggs, pancakes, bacon — a Sunday tradition since Chase had been born.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Ditka had borne witness to football’s physical and cognitive traumas, in teammates, former players like McMahon and the late Dave Duerson, and himself.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
For Aston Martin, though, this was confirmation that changes they have made to their car in recent races have borne fruit.
From BBC β Oct. 3, 2026
That is borne out in research, which shows relational organizing works because young people trust their neighbors or community networks far more than national parties.
From Salon β Oct. 2, 2026
"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing."
From Science Daily β Oct. 1, 2026
Afterwards, in the living room, the strain was almost too great to be borne.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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