harbored

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This confirms fears that Iran has harbored for weeks or months.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

After watching Mason’s interview with Madden, Rice says in the film, “I always harbored a suspicion that maybe it was a false confession, but that’s not a false confession.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

What was so broken that I harbored such overwhelming envy?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Grace had harbored ambitions of succeeding her husband but was sidelined by Mnangagwa's supporters.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

As he observed, if Vandenberg truly harbored doubts about Oppenheimer, why would he have appointed him to the committee in the first place?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik