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borne

adjective as in carried

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His suspicions were borne out when it emerged last year that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics and been cleared by their country’s national doping agency.

“For decades, Jordan High School students and educators have borne the consequences of Atlas’ reckless disregard for safety,” an L.A.

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Dr. Graham himself grew up poor and abused, but for him it’s something to be borne.

In the last decade, DPD's partnership with an Indian company has really borne fruit.

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This is borne out by research on walking.

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

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