bear (down)

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Verb
  • Digital platforms had been pressured to strike deals with Australian news publishers to pay for journalism by legislation passed in 2021 that created the country’s News Media Bargaining Code.
    Rod McGuirk, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In the months before that change, Sun asserts, its management had been trying to pressure him into investing more in WLF.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The software supports batch processing for tasks like converting, compressing, and encrypting multiple files at once.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
  • If entry-level roles are compressed too aggressively, firms risk weakening their own talent pipelines.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Bear (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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