bear on

Example Sentences

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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

It focuses on the massive effort to rein in nature and bring the works of humankind to bear on a landscape that is completely indifferent to us.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Even the lone remaining bear on Wall Street had to hand it to Seagate.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Whether she can bring pressure to bear on the independent central bank is unclear, and this isn’t a good idea when voters are vexed by inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 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