bore
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Within hours of erupting, the fire bore down on homes around the popular resorts of Siviri and Fourka, which are packed with summer tourists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
He said social media platforms bore responsibility for not rebutting in time the content that encouraged last week's rush, warning it was "very likely" a similar event would happen "in any part of the world".
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
They are rushing full bore toward that three-peat and, to the delight of the most appreciative fans in baseball, nothing is going to get in their way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
And as the poor performances mounted, Sasaki’s problems only intensified: His velocity dipped, his mechanics went off-kilter and he bore little resemblance to the pitcher once known as the “Monster of the Reiwa Era.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
They bore a distinct similarity to the ones Mama had said to her at the Night Zoo.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Gloucestershire's Becca Stock, who has millions of followers on TikTok, said while "bored" and "jealous" people do target her online, they are in the minority.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
With people isolated and bored at home during the lockdown, many were more willing to engage in conspiracy theory content the runs rampant online.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I think the market is bored of Truth until that deal happens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
When former President Barack Obama once compared Putin’s slouch and body language to “the bored kid in the back of the classroom,” the comment infuriated him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“So, I have a proposal for you both,” I said, and then turned so that Fig’s wide-eyed stare bored into Dad.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
For a moment, Taylor Detector is an exceptionally boring slot machine.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It would be huge, absolutely huge. They're big punchers. These guys are big, big punchers. They're exciting. They're not in boring fights," Warren said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Avoiding dramatic and attention-grabbing high-risk bids, he worked on what he called the creep system, inching toward his goals by winning one boring low-bid hand after another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Unlike some of Nolan’s other films,” she wrote, “‘The Odyssey’ is not boring, thanks to the source material, which is impossible to mess up entirely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He just sat there on a limb, boring holes through me with his bright little eyes.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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