bear on
Example Sentences
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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
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
The Dutch are bringing innovation and the latest technology to bear on a centuries-old problem.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
However, he concluded in his written decision that “these mitigating factors are outweighed by negative factors that bear on her risk for future dangerousness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
They also keep a close eye on possible economic reprisals from the Councils and the Klans, plus other superpatriotic groups who bring pressures to bear on the newspapers’ advertisers.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.