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as in produced
to bring forth from the womb
luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all
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as in stood
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
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as in related
to have a relation or connection
I just found another fact that bears on this issue
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as in turned
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
the road bears left after the second traffic light
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as in carried
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
the wooden bridge will only bear one truck at a time
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as in held
to keep in one's mind or heart
I'm not one to bear grudges
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as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
she bore herself well in her first public speaking event
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as in brought
to support and take from one place to another
the rescue team came bearing much-needed food and supplies
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as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
I bear some responsibility for the mishap
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as in required
to have as a requirement
the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict
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Thomas was born in Pittsburgh and attended Lincoln Park Performing Arts in Beaver County before transferring to Overtime Elite for his senior prep season.
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Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Early life, education, and family Burnham was born in Liverpool, England, in 1970, and raised in a village in Cheshire, near Makerfield.
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Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 June 2026
Malcolm was born in Brazil and moved to Scotland at age 10.
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Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
My childhood friend’s dad told me once that every strength overplayed is a weakness, and that means that every weakness is born in a strength.
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Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Michael Guise,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Early life, education, and family Burnham was born in Liverpool, England, in 1970, and raised in a village in Cheshire, near Makerfield.
—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 June 2026
Malcolm was born in Brazil and moved to Scotland at age 10.
—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
My childhood friend’s dad told me once that every strength overplayed is a weakness, and that means that every weakness is born in a strength.
—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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The Bangladesh-Germany co-production, produced by Manoj Pramanik and German co-producer Christoph Thoke of Mogador Film, world premiered in the Asian New Talent section.
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The fact that it was conceived without thought and for decades was produced and consumed without thought is immaterial.
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In the following two years, officials project thousands of additional job reductions in a workforce that this year stood at 83,000.
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Mother stood apart from other vegetarian and vegan places in that Venditti only used whole ingredients, no alt foods.
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Pending weather or field-related delays, a southbound exit ramp to Rosedale is expected to open this summer.
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John Moore, who is not related, and Sarah Burleson, who live in the apartment, told NBC affiliate WIS of Columbia that Moore seemed disoriented.
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Within days of the pool being refilled in early June, the water had turned green and algae-clouded amid a heat wave in Washington, DC that saw temperatures reach 100 degrees.
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All the whistles, reviews and ejections turned the final period into an absolute marathon.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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The only real scoring chances arrived in the dying moments of a game that carried macabre tendencies, long after the match had devolved into a turf war.
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
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Spilotro also went on trial for the M&M murders in 1983, 21 years after the fact, and was acquitted on the grounds that the prosecution's key witness, the aforementioned Cullotta, wasn't credible, according to a contemporary New York Times report.
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The officer in that case was acquitted of criminal charges and found justified in his use of force by a review board.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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Reyna lifted the ball into the penalty area for Pulisic, who brought it down and won a corner kick.
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“Borne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borne. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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