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[reer] / rɪər /








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Investors need to be on their guard against the pumpkin-spice latte effect, which is about to rear its ugly head.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Trump boarded the presidential jet in full view of video cameras and photographers, with AFP pictures showing two supply containers on hydraulic lifts at the front and rear of the aircraft.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

These include - but are in no way limited to - the level of downforce chosen at front and rear, the settings for the suspension and differential, and brake pad and disc material.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

As smoke, then distressed passengers emerged from the rear of the plane, it because clear what had happened.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

After two days and nights on the battlefront, Vaughn’s unit was relieved and he led his survivors back to the rear.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District even has its own fish hatchery, where it rears the aptly named Western mosquitofish.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

She rears sheep, and lambing season is just about to get under way.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

But for the most part, Ferraiolo says, young people have a fear of missing out—a phenomenon that rears its head every time an investment soars, as seen in recent years with cryptocurrency and meme stocks.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

Still, the Brisbane speech, which rears its sombreroed head into any Google search of the author, marked a shift in the way Shriver engaged with the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

It rears with a fiery roar and launches through the darkness, toward the sunlight shining through the glass ceiling.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

He even managed to send two of his four children to university with the help of government grants by selling livestock he reared by himself.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Bodexpress was the last to try, in 2019, but he reared leaving the starting gate and dumped his jockey.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

And this Friday morning, souring relations between Europe and the United States, along with a potentially devastating defence impact, reared its Medusa-like head.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Patel’s instinct to use force to fix his reputation reared its head again with the girlfriend scandal.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

Mist floated in the hollows between the mounds, where the pale, ghostly skeletons of hemlock reared above his head, and the purple stalks of dying willowherb released their eerily drifting down.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

But in rearing their head one after another, these events have nonetheless spurred fears about AI's capabilities and where these are headed as developers forge ahead.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

He borrowed its pose from a photograph taken of his production designer, Ruth De Jong, on the back of a rearing mount.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Now those fears seem to be rearing their head once more.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

So Sunflower bounced up, down, sideways, and backward, rearing and kicking and chopping, snorting furiously, only Herbie still wouldn’t come unglued.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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