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Recent Examples of bear market
Are stocks headed into a bear market?
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The index plunged 12% Wednesday after dropping 7.24% Tuesday, putting it on the precipice of a technical bear market.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Previous bear markets followed explicit collapses, like the fall of FTX in November 2022.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Because of these declines, the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency has officially entered a bear market, according to the YouTuber who goes by Wendy O.
The world’s most prominent cryptocurrency dropped to roughly $62.180.00 close to 4 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The index plunged 12% Wednesday after dropping 7.24% Tuesday, putting it on the precipice of a technical bear market.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Previous bear markets followed explicit collapses, like the fall of FTX in November 2022.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Because of these declines, the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency has officially entered a bear market, according to the YouTuber who goes by Wendy O.
The world’s most prominent cryptocurrency dropped to roughly $62.180.00 close to 4 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear market
bull market
Noun
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Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson told clients in a Sunday note that the Iran selloff was a correction inside an ongoing bull market, with earnings accelerating into the oil shock rather than rolling over.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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When similar events occur during bull markets, external events are often a trigger rather than a cause.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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