bull market

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as in bear market

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Recent Examples of bull market To be clear, this remains a bull market, the S&P 500's uptrend unbroken, with constant rotations between AI tech and remainder of the market fitfully supporting the tape, with pullbacks limited to 3% for half a year. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 The bull market of the early 2010s was called the most hated rally in history. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Through a historic bull market, passive investing has long been a slam dunk, even as underlying changes sow uncertainty about the future. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bull market
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bear market
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  • Google and Meta are in a bear market, down more than 20% since their peaks in May and August 2025, respectively.
    — Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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