bare
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Repairs start with a digger light enough not to cause fresh damage, which pulls the bare peat back to a gentler slope and folds the vegetation over it.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Big cheers to Chelsea Handler for taking up a travel etiquette cause we can probably all agree on: bare feet on planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
To aid the body in getting as close to stable temperature as possible, Eisenman said people can practice “skin wetting” by keeping as much bare skin continuously damp as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Award show producers seemed to scramble for hosts that didn’t already have a record of ruffling feathers and could, at the bare minimum, garner a few chuckles from the crowd.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The last time I’d been here, the trees had been bare and shivering; now, they were flowering white and pink.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
"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
It is an odd feature of Cornwall that however bare and treeless some parts are, and they could hardly be barer in the Hebrides, yet the towns are generally warmly encompassed by trees.
From Cornwall by G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton
If this familiar-looking advice seems like the barest minimum in modern cybersecurity hygiene, that’s because it is.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
Before the tray goes into the oven, I dust everything with the barest whisper of cardamom.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
He woke as quietly as he did everything else, with the barest twitching of his fingertips.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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
“Jameson never bared his teeth, growled at either officer, or otherwise displayed any attempt whatsoever to attack,” the lawsuit stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Zohran Mamdani bared his arm in an act of love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Many of the women wept as Francis washed their feet, gently pouring water over one bared foot and patting it dry with a small towel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
“Good day,” Alexander repeated through bared teeth; as a result the phrase, while socially useful, was not very well pronounced.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
And Prince Harry's testimony was disarmingly candid, restlessly baring his feelings, and suggesting that his departure from the UK was still unresolved.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Since the pregnancy announcement, Bieber has publicly embraced her bump, baring her midriff in Instagram posts and at Rhode events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
His black lips were peeled back in a snarl, baring formidable white fangs.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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