- plural of bearing.
bearings
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Then on Monday he posted a video to Telegram filmed in Paris, saying: "Right now, I need to get my bearings and figure out what to do next. I'll write about my plans later."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The next big bottleneck trade might have more to do with bearings than microchips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The second is the component layer beneath them, the motors, reducers, bearings, sensors, and power content inside the machines themselves.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Boston and New York, a newly mature MTT found his bearings, no longer the next Leonard Bernstein but the first and only Michael Tilson Thomas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The figure seemed to take its bearings for a few moments, then set off with light, quick strides, its long cloak rustling over the grass.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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