bear down on
Example Sentences
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At the same time as opening up new routes to the UK for asylum seekers, the department said it would bear down on bogus claims.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
That question matters more than ever as tariffs, surging energy prices and the threat of artificial intelligence bear down on the broader economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Ministers say that the enormous piece of legislation will target the crimes that communities want prioritised to make their areas feel safer and to bear down on behaviour that has gone unpunished.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
“Just hold on,“ snipes a young actor with whom she has a run-in, feeling that weight bear down on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
But that experience made Mommy bear down on the younger ones like me even more.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
