backdrop
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“A bid is the last thing easyJet’s management want to happen, given they’ve already got their hands full trying to navigate a weak market backdrop and concerns around post-summer fuel shortages,” Coatsworth says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Airlines have also cut flights and raised airfares against that backdrop.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
“With markets still facing geopolitical uncertainty and a more cautious rates backdrop, pressure on non-yielding assets such as gold has remained firmly in place,” The Revacy Fund’s Zaheer Anwari says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Sir Keir delivered a near-3,000 word riposte to Sir Tony on Thursday, in which he said he had made the right policy choices given the backdrop he inherited.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
But already our supplies from home seem to represent a bygone world: they stand out like bright party favors here in our Congolese house, set against a backdrop of mostly all mud-colored things.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Theater - Introductory
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