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Bear
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Bear
(1) A subculture in gay/bisexual male communities with events, codes and culture-specific identity that hinge around a hypermasculine identity
(2) A member of a subculture of gay/bisexual males who is hairy and often bearded. Some bears have embraced transgendered as well as non-gendered individuals

bear
see ursus, brunus edwardii and koala. Species of less legitimate lineage include Pooh, Paddington and Brideshead bears.


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Background A taxpayer generally bears the burden of proof under Tax Court Rule 142(a).
The United States also bears the burden of minimizing the effects of the dislocation that even a quick victory would entail in Iraq and the Middle East.
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