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rear

[reer] / rɪər /








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He laments that most dogs are “stupidly loved, stupidly hated, acquired without thought, reared and ruled without understanding.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Carrier deployments during peacetime are typically six months long, with planners allowing for a few months of potential overrun if needed, said Mark Montgomery, a retired rear admiral.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Sunday, a passenger might glance at the driver in the rear view mirror and ask the usual: "Good weekend, mate? Get up to much?"

From BBC

Rubbish washes up on the island from many faraway places, with a decapitated doll from Japan once rearing its plastic head.

From BBC

Jonah let Katherine follow Chip, and then he sighed and brought up the rear.

From Literature