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Recent Examples of bearer
Listen carefully to proposals that may be controversial and never penalize the bearers of bad news or risk implications.
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Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
There cannot be: Most bearers of Mixe knowledge do not know how to read or write, either in Mixe or in Spanish.
—Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (tr. Ellen Jones), The Dial, 26 Nov. 2024
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the cosmos decided to join in on the fun this year with a little drama of its own.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Away from tennis, Gauff made history by becoming the youngest Team USA flag bearer at the Olympics and the first tennis player to carry the flag for the US.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
There cannot be: Most bearers of Mixe knowledge do not know how to read or write, either in Mixe or in Spanish.
—Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (tr. Ellen Jones), The Dial, 26 Nov. 2024
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the cosmos decided to join in on the fun this year with a little drama of its own.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Away from tennis, Gauff made history by becoming the youngest Team USA flag bearer at the Olympics and the first tennis player to carry the flag for the US.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearer
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After nearly two and a half millennia, the Jews are back in Israel and messianic messengers stalk the halls of power in both Iran and the Knesset.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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One potential Browns option — don’t scream at the messenger here — would be pairing Fields with a rookie quarterback of a similar skill set.—
Zac Jackson,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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For now, ocean carriers will be eyeing the U.S.-China relationship the most as the Trump-Xi talks develop.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
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Recent near-misses at US airports Last week, an Air Busan plane was engulfed in flames at Busan's international airport as the low-cost carrier's jet prepared to depart, with all on board evacuated safely.—
Lisa Barrington,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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After police were notified, the individual allegedly asked the elderly man for another $20,000 and told him a courier would come by to pick it up in the afternoon hours on Thursday, according to police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
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Open-style earbuds are also a great way of listening to music in an office setting while still being able to hear conversations, phone calls or a courier knocking on the front door.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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