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bearings

noun

plural of bearing

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the way or manner in which one conducts oneself always retained his military bearing, even after he entered politics

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Recent Examples of bearings Worn bearings, loose internal components, or an aging motor can all cause unusual sounds. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 Separating fuel from oil Small turbojet engines often use fuel mixed with oil to lubricate internal bearings. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Between skates, wheels and bearings, along with travel expenses like flights and lodging, fundraising is a major part of the sport. — Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Seattle also committed 10 penalties, including a handful of miscues at inopportune times for an offense that is still getting its bearings under first-year offensive coordinator Brian Fleury. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 It is widely used for navigation since the north-south lines have constant true bearings relative to the equator. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 How those three weeks go, though, will be important for the progress of USC’s young players, who need to find their bearings fast in order for USC to fulfill its potential. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 That dust grinds at the wheel bearings and works past the seals. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Evidence of silence quietly (sorry) breaking apart one’s bearings bleeds through both the main plot thread and satellite storylines, which include recurring visits to a client of Ninh’s and that man’s own conflicts with his distant wife. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

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These behaviors reflected not only algorithmic performance but also the coordination of the robot body, actuator modules and motion-control system.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The Urban Institute set out to answer that question with a nationally representative survey of more than 3,000 adults, comparing the financial attitudes and behaviors of Gen Z adults (ages 18 to 29) with those of older Americans.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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Swift drops clues in all manners and the Swifties almost always unearth the meaning behind them.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
On the one hand, Julian Fellowes’ juicy melodrama enlists one of the finest ensembles imaginable to bring outsized intensity to a drama of manners.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

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