bearer
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Before “Interview with the Vampire” and “The Vampire Lestat,” Hammer Film Productions’ gothic horror movies made “Dracula” their standard bearer.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
When the couple married a year later, which included a civil ceremony at OpenAI with a robotic hand ring bearer, Amodei presented Brockman with a $100 check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Intel’s foundry business, which is aiming to attract external customers for its chip manufacturing, has also been a bearer of seemingly good news for investors.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
No time to wonder how it had happened, or whether it could be mended; but he was the knife bearer, and he had to gather it up safely.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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In 2009, Ariane became her husband’s No. 2 at the Swiss bank, to the alarm of some culture bearers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Their relative normalcy, and that of fellow marrieds Amber Morrison and Jordan Faeth, is a soothing contrast to the textbook Fusco fiasco and the rest of the season’s red flag bearers.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
A more accurate measure of academy success is Premier League minutes played, where Levi Colwill, Reece James, and Chalobah remain flag bearers for the coaching staff at Cobham.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
LHC also launched its Abuelas Project in 2021— which pays homage to grandmothers, often the culture bearers in Latino families — to help fill gaps in folk knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
Although in one instance the bearers of not good tidings, Mr. and Mrs. Weston’s visit this morning was in another respect particularly opportune.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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