bear
Example Sentences
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Its daily chart shows it at a critical juncture as a bear flag formation takes shape.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“It’s hard to imagine what will happen if and when we have an extended bear market.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Most software companies today are reluctant to bear similar costs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, leading the Essex Police investigation, said the author of the anonymous handwritten letter to officers "seemed reticent of coming forward but couldn't bear the nightmare of knowing what they knew".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The glade of dead horses had been north of the stream where it had attacked Fa, but now the bear seemed to be in the west.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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