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gear

[geer] / gɪər /






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On game nights, throngs of supporters donning Knicks gear have been spilling out of packed bars, projecting the game onto the sides of buildings, and holding impromptu watch parties.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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

Under a tree stand two campus police officers in full gear and sunglasses, arms folded across their chests, surveying the crowd.

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

“You pull the gear there and use the steering wheel. Easy-peasy lemon-squeezy.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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