nadir
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For investors hoping that this year’s stock-market pullback has already reached its nadir, BTIG’s Jonathan Krinsky has some bad news.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The essay was published in 1978 during the nadir of Czechoslovak communism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
“Labyrinth” landed during a creative nadir for Bowie, one he described to TV host Jonathan Ross in 2002 as “his Phil Collins years.”
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
The nadir came in 2023, as the defense finished 121st in the nation in points allowed and 119th in yards allowed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Agent Jones had lived through a lot in his years with the agency, but tonight marked the absolute nadir.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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