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The Mystery Maid, a halibut and black cod schooner, had fared badly of late and was in the process of being overhauled. —David Guterson, Snow Falling On Cedars, 1994

… genuinely new creations do not usually fare well with mainstream publishers in any age. —Erica Jong, New York Times Book Review, 5 June 1988

Back upstairs, I put on a gold lamé dress and fared forth to the first big dinner of 1968 … —Lady Bird Johnson, 25 Jan. 1968, in A White House Diary, 1970

residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected

families can be seen faring along the road to the campground while driving or towing all manner of conveyance

Bush and Siberry's sixth albums find them trying harder than before to reach an audience less willing to indulge their wanderings—both albums communicate more directly, and sound more familiar, than their usual fairy-tale fare. —Ann Powers, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1993

Who would ever consider robbing this place for more than getaway bus fare? —Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, 1991

As for Ronald Reagan, solid heartland fare like macaroni and cheese and hamburger soup is his favorite … —Guy D. Garcia, Time, 14 Mar. 1988

I need some coins for the bus fare.

The taxi driver picked up his fares at the airport.

Less expensive fare is available at the restaurant across the street.