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One of the greatest real-life examples of this came on April 7 as news stories swept the country that there would be a 90-day retreat from tariffs after the markets opened entering bear market territory.
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Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Further, tech tends to get hit hard during bear markets, despite it including the biggest firms and their ironclad, fortress-like balance sheets.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
For now, stocks are not experiencing a repeat of April’s meltdown, when the S&P 500 crashed nearly 20% from its prior high to flirt with a bear market.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
While discretionary spending may decline in bear markets, health care demand remains resilient.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Further, tech tends to get hit hard during bear markets, despite it including the biggest firms and their ironclad, fortress-like balance sheets.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
For now, stocks are not experiencing a repeat of April’s meltdown, when the S&P 500 crashed nearly 20% from its prior high to flirt with a bear market.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
While discretionary spending may decline in bear markets, health care demand remains resilient.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear market
bull market
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If ether can hold above $3,750 per coin, bulls could push for a retest of $4,000 – a challenging psychological and technical level for traders since the 2021 bull market – with support between $3,200 and $2,900, according to Youssef.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
3 Aug. 2025
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The median leg down thereafter is only 6% which is less than the overall median bull market pullbacks of 7%.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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