bear on
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vowed to "bring the full power of the state to bear" on the issue.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Goldberg, who is the lone Nvidia bear on Wall Street, noted that the chip maker commands more than 80% of the market for AI chips — a market that “is still growing massively.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
The fire put a strain too big to bear on Kaslow’s relationship with his long-term girlfriend.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Even the lone remaining bear on Wall Street had to hand it to Seagate.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
All of these poets were older and wiser than me, and many of them were well read, and they brought this wisdom to bear on me and my work.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
