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[doun] / daʊn /




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Gold settled 0.4% lower and silver fell 1.1%, with both metals down for a fifth-consecutive session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The good news, according to Forbes, is that a plunge in stocks driven, for example, by disappointment in AI would effectively write down the IOUs the U.S. issued to foreigners to finance its deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“We would expect them to just come down based on unemployment data looking very positive,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"We'll say, 'I can't afford that this month - can we do it next month instead?' It's about breaking down that wall of shame."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Reaching over Caesar’s head, I clamp down on his left shoulder and on his right arm.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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