unwind
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After a tour around the country, what could be more relaxing than my colleagues’ suggestions about how to unwind this evening?
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
I regularly “walk the day off” there, or stroll around the Silver Lake reservoir after work to unwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Renewed escalation could drive a further increase in the geopolitical risk premium while credible progress toward a deal could unwind part of the existing premium, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Like many others, Katie and Amy love reading books as a way to unwind from the stresses and pressures of every day life.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
I unwind the leather reins from my forearms and nervously slide one leg up and over Friday's saddle while I inch myself to the crates.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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Piker’s mother unwinds on a recliner in the living room, watching her son’s stream on a wall-filling television, when El-Sayed’s race is certified.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
While chip stocks were bouncing on Tuesday and software stocks were ceding some ground, neither move unwinds the extent of Monday’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Once the company is floated, the SPV mechanically unwinds its position in the market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
A senior administration official Sunday detailed a three-part framework in which Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and disposes of its enriched uranium while the U.S. unwinds its blockade in Iranian ports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Then he unwinds the wire top and pops the cork.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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It also unwound contracts for some turbines that were further along in the order process, one of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
“There is very little crowding risk embedded in the current sector leadership, and little dry powder being unwound against it,” they say.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
That trade has since unwound dramatically, leaving growth more than two standard deviations oversold relative to value, partly because of the recent blowup of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
An unexpected jump in the yen in 2024 fueled a global market rout as investors unwound carry trades—forcing them to sell their investments and buy back the yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Carefully he unwound the chain, then gripped it firmly in one hand.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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U.S. stocks are falling sharply, with the Nasdaq composite dropping more than 4%, as some of this year’s most popular AI trades are unwinding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
CVS Health plans to split its sprawling healthcare business, unwinding one of the most important healthcare deals of the 2010s.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Tightening policy now and unwinding this later would then introduce unnecessary volatility in fiscal settings,” economists at Investec wrote in a note to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Despite these dynamics, GM reported third-quarter profits of $3.3 billion, more than double last year's level, which was marred by one-time costs connected to unwinding electric vehicle investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
She was winding a strand of her long, dark hair around her finger, winding and unwinding it again and again.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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