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
Experts say it’s worth noting that cruise lines are often protected from short-term shifts in oil costs due to the fact that they’ve locked in pricing in advance, a process known as hedging.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 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
"Pakistan has realized that hedging is the best way to go about in regional diplomacy," said Siddiqi.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
There are no trees to give shelter overhead, only the forest hedging the camp.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
