bouts

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Eastspring Investments, which has about $269 billion in assets under management, has had an underweight yen bias in portfolios since the year began, using sharp bouts of appreciation to rebuild short exposure to the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

This will cause bouts of declines, which will curb just how high these stocks go.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Other bouts of frenetic, rollercoaster volatility occurred during the Asian contagion of 1997, the dot-com crash of 2000-2001, the global financial crisis in 2008 and the pandemic in 2020.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

I’d become more consistent in winning my pool matches and a few direct elimination bouts, but nothing to brag about.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad