carry
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“But we don’t necessarily carry them on our shoulders if they have repeatedly said some truly awful things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Less than three weeks later, Americans began experimenting with another way fast food might carry meaning.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Backed by Boeing's investment arm, US-based Reliable Robotics is currently testing its system on the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, a single-pilot cargo plane that can carry about 1360kg of payload over hundreds of kilometers.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Katalyst had one year to design, build, test, and launch a spacecraft called LINK, then guide it to Swift and carry out the boost.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
It wasn’t that they needed two operators, one to carry out a mission and one to be a backup.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
“I chose the name Bunga Karsa because I wanted my work to represent flowers created with intention — where every piece carries meaning, care and purpose.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hindus believe completing the circuit carries great spiritual significance and helps cleanse sins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
It can fly for about 35 minutes and carries up to 300L of spray in a tank in its middle.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It also carries a picture taken at the 60th edition of the Notting Hall carnival, which began on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Safe enough to sink into a strange dream where I'm bobbing up and down in a stormy ocean that carries me far away from Amma.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Barron said the commission has limited authority over projects carried out by other city departments, despite its role in reviewing changes involving historic monuments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It carried a searching air before giving way to a drum solo and then to a brief, hard-driving suggestion of an entirely new song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The transfer was carried out partially by buying and selling and partly by physically transferring gold, said the bank.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The animal, Praearcturus gigas, reached roughly one meter in length and carried pincers more than 16 centimeters long.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
We carried her to the hospital, then stopped.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Waymo - another driverless car firm owned by Google's Alphabet - has cars which have been driving London's streets for several months carrying out mapping.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Many are carrying debts that piled up during crises including the pandemic, and most are making new spending commitments rather than tightening their belts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Khomochka managed the unit's medical service, carrying the heavy load of trying to save the wounded.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the argot of the day, Flynn faced “morals charges” carrying a possible five-year prison term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was like my mind was attached to some bizarre creature and it was carrying me away captive.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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