cycle

Example Sentences

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If a default cycle kicks off, “bank lending is likely to emerge as more than an offset to the slowdown in private credit,” they write, adding that easing banking regulations will incentivize increased lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Scientists believe future treatments could target these cells to interrupt the harmful cycle known as inflammaging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

There is nothing innate to human psychology or inherent in modern economies that indicates recessions are part of an inevitable business cycle, he writes in his new book, Recession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Tougher economic conditions have sharpened her worries about paying her bills when the campaign cycle is done.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“You think that breaks the cycle of poverty?”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng