have bearing on

phrase

: to affect or influence a decision
—usually used in negative statements
Personal feelings had no bearing on our decision.

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This divide is bound to have bearing on how the doctrine will be applied going forward. — Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026 Of course, such a bill would not have bearing on the possibility of redistricting in December, should that end up happening. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025 Bingaman added that he had been told that Michael Bell, who owns the Richardson Mortuary, was hospitalized in February, which might have bearing on the situation. — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025 The judge said in the ruling that any violation of the terms of service of the genetic databases or of internal FBI policy does not have bearing on Kohberger's constitutional rights. — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Have bearing on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20bearing%20on. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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