bear market

Example Sentences

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Recall that the 2022 bear market began the next month.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The money divide is particularly stark at the moment because anyone 35 or younger today wasn’t old enough to buy or sell stocks when we last faced a prolonged, severe bear market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

What followed was a brutal bear market that erased roughly 80% of the index’s market capitalization over the next two-and-a-half years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Bitcoin has been trying to claw its way out of a bear market, but trading data suggest investors aren’t rushing in to help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

It refers to a person who believes that the market value of stocks will decline, and a bear market is a declining market.

From Successful Stock Speculation by Butler, John James