hedging

Example Sentences

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“Part of her is hedging her bets that one day I’ll be fat again, and she’ll say, ’Remember, honey, I always told you I preferred you this way.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

EasyJet has said ticket prices might rise towards the end of summer when its hedging deals expire.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

AI agents could be deployed to buy protective puts should oil spike, hedging against potential stock losses, and automatically sweep customers’ cash into higher-yielding assets, like bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I think that hedging is an important reason why people want to trade these types of contracts.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

It’s that their hedging is a choice, not a tic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker