Bear and Press

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Bear verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict

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Press is a synonym for bear in action topic. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Bear", when it comes to topics like over.

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Press verb - To push steadily against with some force.

Usage example: an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard

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Bear is a synonym for press in over topic. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

In Mike Kunkel's Herobear and the Kid, a young boy inherited a magical stuffed teddy bear from his grandfather that, with the press of a nose, can transform into a 10-foot tall cape-wearing polar bear named Herobear.

Source: Beary Friendly
This could spell the end of the 'good enough' PC, while in the meantime Sony's Project Morpheus for the PS4 has yet to bear fruit but has received some good press.

Source: Useful Notes / PC vs. Console
Ursine Aliens: In episode 8 of season 2, Trevor plays the role of a White House press secretary giving a conference to address rumors about bear problems on a secret american moon base.

Source: Series / The Whitest Kids U' Know

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