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
GM built trucks, tanks, guns, shells, ball bearings, aircraft and ship engines for the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The second match lasted long enough for me to gain my bearings.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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