bear market

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Recent Examples of bear market So the prior market — that prior bear market is exhausted. CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 And the scale of this pullback still pales next to its 75% collapse during the 2021–2022 bear market. Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025 According to Fidelity, a bear market is when a stock market index falls by at least 20% from recent highs. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025 In historical bubbles, commentators had often been calling a bubble for years before a bear market arrived. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bear market
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bull market
Noun
  • The equity bull market is aging, entering its fourth year in search of another catalyst to justify record valuations.
    Patricia Martell, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That said, investors who believe the structural bull market for silver will continue over the next 12 to 24 months may find mining stocks offer the most compelling risk-reward profile, particularly through diversified funds that spread exposure across multiple operators.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026

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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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