unwind
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Trying to unwind the carbonized rolls frequently reduced them to piles of ash, eventually prompting Italian authorities to stop the practice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
These vectors amplify market dislocations as multiple participants simultaneously unwind positions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Manus recently resumed independent operations after Beijing ordered the startup to unwind its acquisition by Meta, the parent company of Facebook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“However, high oil prices could quickly unwind if there is a deal between the U.S. and Iran. This could also cause a recovery in bonds and a drop in yields.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
I unwind my hijab and stick it in a cubby.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Once the company is floated, the SPV mechanically unwinds its position in the market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
There were no failed auctions, no dealer balance-sheet seizure, no forced unwinds, nothing resembling Treasurys in March 2020 or U.K. gilts in September 2022, the sort of genuine dysfunctional episodes that justify official action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
When the trade unwinds, it will entail the opposite of what’s been happening — the selling of individual-stock volatility and the buying of index volatility, and a likely sharp rise in correlations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
While some F1 stars like Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc choose to race online in their spare time, Häkkinen unwinds by riding horses.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
El unwinds the towel from her waist and rushes off to the pool.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Markets saw a turbulent summer: the AI trade stumbled as semiconductor stocks fell, hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a bruising decline and leveraged investors unwound their riskiest positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Horton last year, but unwound that not long after.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
South Korean stocks suffered one of their steepest plunges on Wednesday, with the blood-letting that has battered chip firms over the past month deepening as nervous investors unwound their bets on the AI boom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Department of Justice argued that immigrant kids could still sue over poor conditions if the Flores settlement is unwound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The track rail hummed up under them and unwound behind.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The unwinding of popular hedge-fund trades helped drive U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
A month ago, however, uppermost among Tyler’s concerns were widening credit spreads, Fed uncertainty, heavy positioning, seasonality concerns and a worry about the AI momentum trade unwinding.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Both Washington and Caracas officials privately say that unwinding the sanctions and encouraging businesses to return has proven difficult, thus delaying economic recovery and making it harder for Maduro’s successor, Delcy Rodríguez, to maintain stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The unwinding of short positions would add buying pressure, helping to push up bitcoin prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
During reproduction, the helices separate, assisted by a special unwinding protein, each synthesizing an identical copy of the other from nucleotide building blocks floating about nearby in the viscous liquid of the cell nucleus.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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