bear down on
Example Sentences
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That question matters more than ever as tariffs, surging energy prices and the threat of artificial intelligence bear down on the broader economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Speaking to MPs, Ms Lombardelli said capping fuel duty, cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares would bear down on price increases.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
Danny Mortimer, of NHS Employers, which represents hospitals on employment issues, said: "In light of the difficult financial position of the NHS, health leaders are trying to bear down on extra-contractual premium pay rates."
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
“Just hold on,“ snipes a young actor with whom she has a run-in, feeling that weight bear down on him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
The flames that bear down on me have an unnatural height, a uniformity that marks them as humanmade, machine-made, Gamemaker-made.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
