bear market

noun

Definition of bear marketnext
as in bull market

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Recent Examples of bear market That time period covers the dotcom collapse, the global financial crisis, the COVID crash and the 2022 bear market. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The once-soaring Kospi index has plunged 27% after a hitting a record high last month, putting it well into bear market territory. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Early in the session, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF briefly entered bear market territory, down 20% from its most recent high, before recovering some of its losses as buyers stepped in. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Microsoft and Meta are in a bear market after losing a fifth of their value from their peaks. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bear market
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bull market
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  • The bull market has chased out two of the most famous shortsellers, Jim Chanos and Nate Anderson.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • But unlike the aforementioned EMO energy fund, abrdn’s CEF has largely existed in a healthcare bull market since inception in 2015—yet has failed to really stand out.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
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