bear
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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
That was especially funny because he mentioned it right after giving a quite different example, in which he was asked identify a bear among four animal shapes.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
McDonald’s soon followed, launching in 1979 its Happy Meal, which came with a free circus animal trinket — a lion, elephant, hippo or bear.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The current consolidation near $600 has taken the shape of a bear flag, and there may still be room for additional downside toward the $575–580 region to fill the April 7 gap.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
With a single snap of his powerful jaws, Wolf tore the ravenskin pouch from her belt -knocking her off her feet, out of reach of the bear -then sped out of the cave.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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