bear on
Britishverb
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to be relevant to; relate to
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to be burdensome to or afflict
his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience
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
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
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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