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rear

[reer] / rɪər /








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Amid a public outcry, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko acknowledged the case has "sparked a broader discussion about the behaviour of certain service members in the rear."

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

As it backed into a gate at the rear of the empty museum, the truck was greeted by a handful of staff and a small media contingent including AFP journalists.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Projected on the rear wall were entries dubbed an Atlas of Extinctions, starting with Trilobites and moving from species through peoples, languages, religions, art works, and institutions in modern Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The parked car sustained “major rear damage,” and its front tire was “forced onto the curb.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

“The sleeping car is the very last. The rear door will remain unlocked, as I am awaiting the arrival of my poor, sick brother who cannot walk without aid.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

But for the most part, Ferraiolo says, young people have a fear of missing out—a phenomenon that rears its head every time an investment soars, as seen in recent years with cryptocurrency and meme stocks.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

The thing is, it always rears its ugly side.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

Real life, in short, rears its ugly head.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2025

It’s a solution to a problem that does not exist in traditional banking but that sometimes rears its head in crypto.

From Slate May 21, 2025

The Grootslang rears back, but the crew finally gets the ship’s cannons to turn on.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Swift boxes were placed on the tower of the David Attenborough Building in the city in 2020 and the first pair nested and reared two chicks in 2021.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Patel’s instinct to use force to fix his reputation reared its head again with the girlfriend scandal.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

For now, February’s retail figures stand as a snapshot of an economy that was briefly gathering strength, before war reared its head.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

But then love and marriage reared its head and Burden’s story took a dark turn, which she chronicles with a keen forensic eye in her buzzy new memoir, “Strangers.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

Yedsha pulled Anya back as the horse reared, tearing Sigurd off balance.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Now those fears seem to be rearing their head once more.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Scientific studies have shown that as fathers have taken a more active role in child rearing, they’ve faced loneliness, doubt and confusion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

“At least, I hope they take the horse off that car,” he said, referring to the Ferrari logo of a rearing stallion.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

From producing silkworm eggs to supplying larvae and rearing cocoons, Asho Farms has integrated the latest technology.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

Werner climbs into the Opel, feeling as if the buildings are rearing around him, growing taller and warping.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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