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But although “Bitter Christmas” deals with myriad ailments, it finds the 77-year-old auteur in a slightly more playful mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The 3% drop in the S&P 500 and 6% tumble for tech stocks this week are not enough for one strategist, who has been in “risk-off” mode for several months, to change his mind.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
The labor market has been holding in a static low-hire, low-fire mode for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Meanwhile in late August, freezers in at least six US military bases were forced into defrost mode, as in France.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
When he veers into father mode, he stumbles and looks in many ways like a mirror image of Mother.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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