frothy
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The tighter bonds between Moscow and Pyongyang have led to a frothy period between North Korea and China, two nations with historically fractious ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
South Korea’s rally has moved from powerful to frothy.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Often they’re sitting on a lump sum and don’t want to commit it all at once to riskier investments like stocks or bonds because markets seem frothy or they fear yields might rise.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"What is slowly but surely contracting, and has been for decades now, is the bright, shiny, frothy top, see-through lager market."
From BBC • May 25, 2026
They live at the very bottom of town, not far from a dirty, frothy creek that stems from the river.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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