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Examples of Great Bear in a Sentence
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The most obvious one is the Big Dipper, a subset of stars in Ursa Major (the Great Bear), high overhead this month.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2014
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First Known Use
1639, in the meaning defined above
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“Great Bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Bear. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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