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borer

[bawr-er, bohr-] / ˈbɔr ər, ˈboʊr- /
NOUN
auger
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“This moment is singular,” said Ted Borer, director of energy plants at the school.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“A postdoc has to earn a living wage,” says Benedict Borer, an environmental microbiologist and president of the MIT Postdoctoral Association.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 31, 2023

One of the organizers of the event was Robert Borer, who unsuccessfully challenged Evnen in Nebraska’s GOP primary this year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

She’s become social media buddies with Mary Ann Borer, who had a similar four-game winning streak in November.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2018

In Florida the red-bellied woodpecker has earned the names Orange Borer and Orange Sapsucker because he eats oranges.

From The Woodpeckers by Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy




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