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Definition of bearing (down on)

present participle of bear (down on)

as in weighing (on or upon)

to push steadily against with some force you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly

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present participle of bear down on

as in highlighting

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on Our manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines.

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Putin, meanwhile, is pressing ahead with the invasion in the belief that Ukrainians will buckle under the pressure and Kyiv's Western supporters won't stay the course, Western analysts say.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Putin, meanwhile, is pressing ahead with the invasion in the belief that Ukrainians will buckle under the pressure and Kyiv’s Western supporters won’t stay the course, Western analysts say.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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Protesters and police were seen shoving one another during the demonstration as officers began to set barricades, and some demonstrators threw water bottles at the officers.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
But Hill admitted to shoving his wife Keeta Vaccaro, 30, against the wall during an argument inside their Sunny Isles condo.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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