unwind
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Walter is now racing to sell or unwind many of those undisclosed loans to head off ratings downgrades that would scare off policy buyers, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
As a result, investors may then choose to unwind those positions, which causes dealers to adjust their hedges.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The California African American Museum in Exposition Park will offer a wellness combo on Sunday, Aug. 9: that is, a 60-minute yoga session followed by a 60-minute sound bath to unwind after flowing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Tuchel also spoke about how he likes to try to unwind during what has been a long summer camp.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Petra began to unwind the fabric, turning the object first one way and then the other, yards of deep red falling in folds around her knees.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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Ultimately, when a risk event occurs, dispersion unwinds and correlations between stocks and the index rise rapidly.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Occasionally when he returns from work bone tired, Cintrón unwinds in his room for 10 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
But she warned that growth could weaken "as the temporary boost from stockpiling unwinds and the squeeze on households' real incomes from higher energy prices intensifies".
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Still, the historical data says big unwinds are actually opportunities to reload rather than a signal to get out.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Then he unwinds the wire top and pops the cork.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Before the conflict, markets were pricing in interest-rate cuts, which have since unwound, but they said the Fed could turn more dovish on signs of inflation clearly moving lower in the months ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
South Korean stocks suffered one of their steepest plunges on Wednesday, with the blood-letting that has battered chip firms over the past month deepening as nervous investors unwound their bets on the AI boom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Department of Justice argued that immigrant kids could still sue over poor conditions if the Flores settlement is unwound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“That’s a somewhat terrifying figure to contend with should it need to be unwound in a short period of time,” Alexander Altmann, global head of equities tactical strategies at Barclays, told clients on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
But the pressure of it all was worth it, because the worry on Maddy's face unwound.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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In the United States, the unwinding of the Manus deal may be a temporary setback for Meta, which is racing to strengthen its position in AI.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some investors remain cautious as the unwinding of pricing in Asia begins, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the act was passed, the Vietnam War was unwinding, and Richard Nixon’s presidency was collapsing in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
At the time, Greenspan told MarketWatch that the biggest challenge facing the central bank was unwinding its enormous postcrisis balance sheet while causing minimal collateral damage to financial markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
And then she’s gone again, unwinding herself like a ribbon.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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