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bear down

verb

  1. to press or weigh down
  2. to approach in a determined or threatening manner
  3. (of a vessel) to make an approach (to another vessel, obstacle, etc) from windward
  4. (of a woman during childbirth) to exert a voluntary muscular pressure to assist delivery
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But with the threat of tariffs bearing down, Mr Foreman recently put plans for acquisitions on hold, unsure how to calculate what a business would be worth in such a changeable environment.

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All of that is a big if - but it is not the only tactic now potentially bearing down on the gangs.

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Ministers say that the enormous piece of legislation will target the crimes that communities want prioritised to make their areas feel safer and to bear down on behaviour that has gone unpunished.

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The hurricane-force gusts bearing down on Los Angeles hadn’t been a surprise, Caruso said, but the city still hadn’t been prepared.

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Toys sold for less than £15 accounted for nearly half of the UK market last year, as pressure from the rising cost of living continued to bear down on consumers.

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