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below

[bih-loh] / bɪˈloʊ /
ADVERB
lower
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PREPOSITION
lower
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PREPOSITION
less than; beneath
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Brazil’s Petrobras rose 57% over the last year but is 20% below its peak, with a potential to reach $21 by the third quarter.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Today’s oil prices, adjusting for inflation, are more than 15% below their peak four years ago, indicating that markets worked then and are working now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Gold dipped below a key technical level as well on Friday — its 200-day moving average of $4,443.4 per ounce, noted Ed Yardeni, founder of Yardeni Research.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

However, it remains well below the levels of more than $300 which it reached immediately after its IPO last month.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

From three flights below a raucous cheer arises, a new song on the gramophone.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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