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bear

[bair] / bɛər /






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Most software companies today are reluctant to bear similar costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Here’s hoping the next long bear market is far off.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And there are growing worries that the tech-heavy index could soon find itself in a bear market —a drop of 20%.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The bear tracks leapt out at him from the snow.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver