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One word of advice: even with the stronger U.S. dollar, Canadian gas prices range from 25 to 50 percent higher than the American average, so perhaps skip the road trip and consider a trip to the Shearwater Resort, an eco-retreat in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 25 July 2024
The most obvious one is the Big Dipper, a subset of stars in Ursa Major (the Great Bear), high overhead this month.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2014
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First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined above
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“Great Bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Bear. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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