bear market
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And there are growing worries that the tech-heavy index could soon find itself in a bear market —a drop of 20%.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
While they’ve typically begun a descent into a bear market earlier than large-caps and suffered worse overall declines, they rebound more powerfully, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
A bear market is defined as a drop of 20% or more from a recent peak.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Instead of the price of wheat going up, as it should have done at this season of the year, wheat has been forced down and down by a strong bear market.
From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.