bore
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In peacetime, it bore about a fifth of the world’s crude and crude products — 80% of that destined for Asia.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
The bicycles caught the eye of project director Giovanna Araujo as she was scoping out the basement for sites to bore holes for geotechnical testing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
For decades, coastal states with hurricanes bore the brunt of rate increases, while inland states enjoyed cheap coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Li and Baicai both showed AFP their original photos and the characters in "The Peach Blossom Hairpin", which bore a strong resemblance.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The notion that the cascading events in France bore any relation to the American Revolution struck Adams as outright lunacy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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