The technician detected noise coming from a worn needle bearing and ordered a replacement before the machine failed.

The biologist photographed a rare spirit bear along the river while tracking salmon.

The bear cubs tumbled playfully down the sunlit hillside, watched by their anxious mother.

The engineer inspected the magnetic bearings before starting the high-speed turbine.

Experienced investors often prepare hedges before prolonged bear markets sweep through portfolios.

The hikers carefully marked the old bear traps along the trail to warn others.

The herbalist warned that the bear's-foot, a foul-smelling hellebore with digitate leaves, is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic when misused.

Jer-bear surprised us all when he brought homemade cookies to the study group.

Before heading into the backcountry, she packed a bear banger in case a curious bear approached the campsite.

The rangers packed several bear bangers before hiking into the backcountry to deter curious wildlife.