bearing on

Example Sentences

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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

I don't think this game has any bearing on the Premier League title race.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He it was that now rode out, and with him came only a small company of black-harnessed soldiery, and a single banner, black but bearing on it in red the Evil Eye.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien