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She met Gerard Davitt, a ball-bearings salesman, when she was working as a bank teller in Hartford, Conn., and he came in to cash his paycheck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Hundreds of parts, from ball-bearings to engines and GPS navigation systems, went up in price.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2018

One resident even found that one of the ball-bearings had hit a headboard on their bed.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2013

D. The owner of a ball-bearings factory in Idaho challenged Newt Gingrich to a staring contest.

From Inc • Dec. 6, 2012

The large end of one of the nine connecting rods embraces the crank pin and the pressure is taken on two ball-bearings housed in the end of the rod.

From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles