bead

Example Sentences

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While investors are trying to get a bead on the Fed, earnings season is rolling on.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Not just that, but Julia also had a bead on part-time remote work.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Difficult to draw a bead on the Buccaneers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

She also stitched school bags and did bead and jewellery work.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

And the bead I’d found, golden yellow with a red vein that I thought wasn’t good enough, just above the cross.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera