closing out
Example Sentences
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In covering, or closing out, short positions, traders buy the shares they had been betting might decline.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
On average, economists see the midpoint of that range closing out the year at 3.26%, which implies between one and two quarter-point cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The Kazakh dropped just three points across her opening three service games and dismissed two break points with successive, accurate first serves to hold for a 5-3 lead before closing out the opener.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The listening buildings, rising upward yet, leaned, closing out the sky.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
