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gear

[geer] / gɪər /






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Shares of other manufacturers producing gear such as cooling equipment would suffer as well.

From Barron's

Nearly all of the 130,000 new jobs added in January were healthcare-related, marking a clear shift in a labor market now geared toward the hard work of caring for an aging population.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the two teams will be hoping to get their bats into high gear from the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times

Welcome to February’s gym crunch time, when winter sports teams such as basketball are busy with playoffs and spring sports teams such as volleyball are gearing up for the start of their season.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite having all the latest safety gear and being in a group of other experienced riders, as well as the assistance of an off-duty Truckee fire department medic, who performed CPR, Thomason did not survive.

From Los Angeles Times