borne, airborne, bear something out, beat on, borne back

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Aspendos Antique Theater (Airborne Aspendos Antique Theater) Turkey.

A new paper suggests that the virus might be getting a helping hand from atmospheric pollution

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Airborne particles may be assisting the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Reducing pollution seems to reduce

Doctors agree that masks offer protection, but more from a wearer’s own hands rather than from airborne pathogens. Learning about the outbreak informs who should wear which type of mask and how, with demand up to 100 times higher than usual and long backlogs in supply.
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Surgical masks ‘protect more from germs on fingers than viruses in the air’

In the next sentence Bernanke writes: "Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont...seemed to see the world as a vast conspiracy of big corporations and the wealthy."

Well, Ben, I think history has borne out Bernie’s view. The financial crisis wasn’t an accident. Several big banking corporations and their executives committed criminal fraud.


Some two years ago, Boeing officials emphasized that the 777’s engines were so reliable that not a single jetliner had suffered an engine failure on a takeoff roll just as it was about to become airborne.


British Airways 777 Catches Fire in Las Vegas After Engine Failure

A Boeing Co. 777-200 operated by British Airways suffered a major...
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Quote:
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." — The Great Gatsby's closing line, F. Scott Fitzgerald


beat on 襲いかかる
beat on 火般照曬, 波浪似撲向

 borne out
Which is correct?
Years ago, futurists predicted that by the 21st century we would all be piloting flying cars. Those predictions have not been _________ so far.
a. born out
b. borne out
Answer: b
Borne out means proven. Both words are past participles of bear but born is only used when the meaning is give birth.

borne

Syllabification: (borne)

Pronunciation: /bôrn/past participle of bear¹.

adjective

[in combination]

carried or transported by: waterborne bacteria insect-borne pollen

1.  
2.  Airborne 由空運輸的；起飛後停在空中
3.  

   airborne

   Syllabification: (air·borne)
   Pronunciation: /ˈe(ə)rˌbôrn/

   adjective

4. transported by air:airborne pollutants
5. (of an aircraft) in the air after taking off.

Adjective

airborne ‎(not comparable)

1. In or carried by the air.  [quotations ▼]

   Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.

1. In flight.
2. fitted to an aircraft; e.g. airborne radar.
3. transported by air in an aircraft; e.g. airborne troops.

bear something out

[for facts or evidence] to support or confirm a story or explanation. The facts don't bear this out. Her story bears out exactly what yousaid.

1. carried or transported by:waterborne bacteria insect-borne pollen

2.