Definition of side bearing
: the space provided at each side of a typeset letter to prevent its touching adjoining letters
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The two sides have agreed that the suit, filed in January, should be dismissed, with each side bearing its own attorneys' fees.
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The two sides have agreed that the suit, filed in January, should be dismissed, with each side bearing its own attorneys’ fees.
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Neither the battleground nor the contending sides bore any resemblance to those for which Basra is infamous: the pitched street battles fought by Shiite militias that just a few years ago turned some neighborhoods into no-go zones.
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Jessica Johnson, Derek Paddy and Leo Cook accepted the settlementwith each side bearing its own costs and attorney fees, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by The Beacon-News.
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First Known Use of side bearing
circa 1894
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