borne

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“Even if the tax were borne entirely by producers, it would have only a limited impact on output decisions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And the higher expected returns on equities merely compensate for the risk that will be borne by the taxpayers — a huge and risky financial maneuver with very little payoff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

While Asia has borne the brunt of the effect to date, it is coming to nations with bigger stockpiles of oil that have been able to absorb the shock thus far.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If those numbers are borne out in the real world, most people on GLP-1s may have some kind of undesirable GI effect from them.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

The magewind had borne them for only three days eastward, yet sixteen days they sailed westward to return.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin