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bearing

[bair-ing] / ˈbɛər ɪŋ /




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The grunge that Ms. Teitelbaum channels is a serious, heavy sound with intimations of darkness and trauma, and even in its heyday the genre was sometimes criticized for its solemn bearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

While Scotland and other western areas have seen frequent Atlantic weather systems bearing rain and wind, much of central, southern and eastern England has remained largely dry with plenty of sunshine.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said the storm was bearing down Saturday on coastal areas of New York City and Long Island.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Rather than risking damage to the cards, a redemption card bearing a code serves as a placeholder in the pack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

We set out for Babci’s on a perfect August afternoon, meeting at the train station, me carrying one small bag—the country did not require much of a wardrobe—and Olka bearing a trunk.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

The straight lines on the Peters map do not represent true constant compass bearings and so are useless for navigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Purveyors of bearings, fasteners, pneumatics and other manufacturing staples should see demand outpace their capacity to easily meet it, potentially leading to bottlenecks similar to what investors are seeing with memory chips.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

“The second is the component layer beneath them, the motors, reducers, bearings, sensors, and power content inside the machines themselves.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

GM built trucks, tanks, guns, shells, ball bearings, aircraft and ship engines for the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Matthias sat forward, trying to get his bearings, clutching his dead arm.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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