bear on

Example Sentences

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There’s now one fewer Tesla bear on Wall Street as J.P.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

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

However, he concluded in his written decision that “these mitigating factors are outweighed by negative factors that bear on her risk for future dangerousness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 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