bear market
Example Sentences
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No bear market or economic downturn came close to the awfulness of the Great Crash and the Depression, after all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“Things have mostly gone sideways since October but this is the first true bitcoin bear market we’ve seen since the ETFs launched,” said Seyffart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
While Hirsch said he does not expect stocks to fall into a bear market for that stretch this year, he said the market could be at least “sideways choppy.”
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
He’s doing so because he reckons that any big market pullback will be a buying opportunity and won’t trigger a recession or bear market similar to the bursting of the tech bubble in 2000.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
It refers to a person who believes that the market value of stocks will decline, and a bear market is a declining market.
From Successful Stock Speculation by Butler, John James
