unwind
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Still, there have been instances in which decisions by independent arbitrators contributed to a municipality’s economic challenges, and elected officials were unable to unwind the rulings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Like many others, Katie and Amy love reading books as a way to unwind from the stresses and pressures of every day life.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
But Buffett isn’t the only legendary investor known to unwind with unexpected diversions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
I unwind my hijab and stick it in a cubby.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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“Today’s settlement unwinds an agreement under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to stop competing and hand off all its customers to Zillow,” said Daniel Guarnera, who helms the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Rotations and momentum factor unwinds have in their initial stages tended to lead to increased overall market volatility.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Surging equity and property prices, rampant margin speculation and a central bank that tightened while the economy still looked strong produced one of the most spectacular unwinds in modern markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 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
Marie-Laure unwinds her scarf and Madame Manec takes it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Last week, Trump Media also unwound deals with Crypto.com to launch a prediction-market feature on Truth Social and create a stand-alone digital-asset treasury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
That trade has since unwound dramatically, leaving growth more than two standard deviations oversold relative to value, partly because of the recent blowup of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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
For a moment the tightness in his face unwound.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Despite these dynamics, GM reported third-quarter profits of $3.3 billion, more than double last year's level, which was marred by one-time costs connected to unwinding electric vehicle investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
A key question facing the $32 trillion Treasury market is whether additional heavy selling could suddenly spark an unwinding that pushes the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to 6%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Manus in September said it had resumed independent operations after unwinding the Meta acquisition.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Hedge funds are unwinding their carry trades, of which France has been part,” he said, referring to bets that rely on borrowed money in one market to fund purchases in another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
It was a strange unwinding sensation, one I had never felt before, or maybe one I never recognized until that moment.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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