borne

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That's borne out by the huge rise in the number of women now waiting for gynaecological procedures in England.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“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

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

Even his horse had understood and borne Golden Gray along with just a touch or two of the whip.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison