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And the cost will be disproportionately borne by entry-level workers doing repetitive tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Consumers have borne higher gasoline prices for months, but the impacts of the Iran war are rippling through other sectors of the economy.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The company’s investment model, borne from Buffett’s six decades in the business, is “a model everyone should follow,” he noted.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

In Houston, at least, most of the organizing costs are not expected to be borne by local governments.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

There was a noise like a strong wind blowing, and on it was borne the sound of hoofs, galloping, galloping, galloping from the East.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien