bearish
Example Sentences
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He put about 10% of his portfolio in credit-default swaps that would gain value if bond investors turned bearish on the automaker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF has formed a bearish head and shoulders pattern and is now stuck between its downward-sloping 50-day simple moving average and 200-day moving average.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Activist short-seller Carson Block has turned bearish on corporate credit, arguing the advent of artificial intelligence will lead to severe job displacement and the economic repercussions of this will be negative on credit spreads.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Because the timing of labor market displacement is so uncertain, Muddy Waters recommends using derivative exposure to take a bearish view on corporate credit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The bearish boy jammed his stick into the ground, spearing the soft earth.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
