shakeout
Example Sentences
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While broader markets showed signs of stabilizing on Friday, with French stocks and the euro rising, some think the shakeout won’t go away easily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
There are many U.S. startups, and a shakeout is likely coming.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
For workers like Tinner, it has been a rough realization that the Silicon Valley shakeout is stretching into another year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
“Without central banks as structural dip buyers as in gold, we are still a bit apprehensive of a potentially deeper shakeout in silver vis-à-vis gold in the near-term,” they wrote.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
Investors essentially take refuge in another sector while the industry where they’ve been investing undergoes a shakeout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
