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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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

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

This tale I must tell in full, for only Elrond has heard it yet, and that in brief; but it will bear on all that we must resolve.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien