bear up

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Recent Examples of bear up No parent wishes pain upon their child; but every parent wants the next generation to be able to bear up under its inevitable burden. Amory Rowe Salem and Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Jan. 2024 But unless there was federal force there, the numbers didn’t bear up. How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023 It's been a consistent phenomenon for folks born up until the 1900s. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023 As is true with much of life, income and wealth inequality — not some dreamy thought of everyone being absolutely equal, but a reasonable expectation that groups shouldn’t bear up under pressure so others can have an advantage —is an issue of hypocrisy. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bear up 

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“Bear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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