bring to bear

Idioms  

1. Exert, apply, as in All his efforts are brought to bear on the new problem, or The union is bringing pressure to bear on management. [Late 1600s]

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bring to bear

“This particular episode of technology build-out required mobilization of a scale of capital that the world rarely sees. And with that, you have to bring to bear every tool to drive down the cost.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

"They have a wide variety of threats that they can bring to bear," Schroden added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

He hopes “to bring to bear at the federal level many of the changes that we’re leading with here in California,” and has said promoting electric cars and solar and wind energy isn’t enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024

“We generally have social pressure which we can bring to bear on those types of incidents,” which can involve gauging a perpetrator’s intent, she said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

This is interesting, since a city is the most concentrated aggregation of humans, all exerting whatever influence they can bring to bear.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas