bear market

Example Sentences

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While that bear market may scare off investors, CoinShares’ funds have held up well.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Typically, a 20% drop is considered the definition of a bear market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

While they’ve typically begun a descent into a bear market earlier than large-caps and suffered worse overall declines, they rebound more powerfully, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Instead of the price of wheat going up, as it should have done at this season of the year, wheat has been forced down and down by a strong bear market.

From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent