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shakeout

[sheyk-out] / ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt /




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Blankfein said he was concerned that the lack of a recent financial market shakeout made the dangers of another conflagration all the greater.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 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

These will be the ones that survive the looming market shakeout.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 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

The proportion of unprofitable companies within the Russell 2000 index has climbed back to levels last seen during the post–financial-crisis shakeout.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025




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