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gear

[geer] / gɪər /






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Police in the building are wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear, US media reported.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“We have key initiatives under way in our gear, ski school and dining businesses, as well as every facet of guest engagement and communication,” Katz said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The play closed in February, putting it at a disadvantage with Tony voters whose theatergoing typically kicks into high gear in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The EU said it had flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid Sunday -- including medicine, tents and protective gear to fight the haemorrhagic fever -- to hard-to-reach Ituri province, the epicentre of the epidemic.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Akira couldn’t imagine how exhausted the firefighters must be, wearing all that heavy gear and working so hard right next to the scorching blaze.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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