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
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
The Dutch are bringing innovation and the latest technology to bear on a centuries-old problem.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 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
