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bear on

VERB
concern
Synonyms
WEAK
affect appertain to apply bear upon belong to involve pertain to refer to relate to touch upon
Antonyms
WEAK
be immaterial be irrelevant be of no consequence

Example Sentences

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Johnson has been Wall Street’s biggest bear on Tesla stock for a long time.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Jay Goldberg, a Seaport Research analyst who’s the lone bear on Nvidia’s stock, said the company “is having a harder time moving the needle” lately.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

Yet many Fed watchers are concerned about how this episode will bear on the White House-Fed relationship in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

It focuses on the massive effort to rein in nature and bring the works of humankind to bear on a landscape that is completely indifferent to us.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

So now she composed her mind and brought all her concentration to bear on the matter of altering the way she held herself so as to deflect attention completely.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman