bearing on

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But such predictions may have little bearing on who was involved in a new crime in the area, even if an algorithm generates information that sounds authoritative.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

"The handshake evolved very slowly as a mode of greeting and had no bearing on hat-honor as a gesture of deference," he says.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Obviously in that context, a court may say that Congress can do this, but that has no bearing on today.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Kotak said there were no dead rubbers for India, ahead of the match against the Dutch that will now have no bearing on the tournament.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

He told me that he now had to turn to some questions that might seem irrelevant to my case but might in fact have a significant bearing on it.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus