bear up
Example Sentences
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Offsetting these gains are the continued tariffs, of which consumers could bear up to $100 billion of the cost, Evercore figures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
“A police car with an air horn or the siren, we would push the bear up out of the community. Fifteen minutes later, they were right back downtown,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
"Was it because you had no answers to give to the police that would bear up to scrutiny?"
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
One study from a group of international economists estimates that high-income countries could bear up to half of the global economic losses arising from global vaccine inequity.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022
“Even if we go straight to Djerholm,” Inej said, “we’ll need most of a week to travel. There isn’t time to secure documents or create cover that will bear up under scrutiny.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
