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slump

[sluhmp] / slʌmp /




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Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP, said Monday he now expects house prices to slump by 15% in the current downturn, compared with an earlier forecast of between 10% and 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

China’s central bank is bolstering stock-buying tools as a market slump threatens financing for technology companies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Google’s own AI initiatives could be driving this search slump.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Other cities saw a similar slump in returns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

I slump in the seat next to Calvin.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

The comments made by Broadcom’s CEO at a conference in Singapore have been cited as a reason for microchip stocks’ slumps on both Monday and Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Nike slumps after the retailer misses analysts’ first-quarter earnings target and issues downbeat full-year guidance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

As demand slumps at home, Chinese cars are flooding other markets—and testing the shipping industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

She slumps over a cloth in the arms of a caretaker with her eyes closed, but rouses when another person brings her what appears to be raw meat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

He slumps against a wall, staring blankly at the opposite one.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Reckitt Benckiser RKT -0.94%decrease; red down pointing triangle cut its outlook for the year, as sales slumped in North America due to a disruption in Lysol manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Applied Digital’s Wes Cummins and Jason Zhang bought roughly $6.7 million in shares as the data-center stock slumped.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

He was the world’s first trillionaire for a time this year, after SpaceX’s June 12 initial offering, before the stock slumped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Video from the scene showed masked settlers confronting the convoy and a man wearing a French tricolour sash slumped beside a vehicle.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Instead, she slumped in despair and sighed once more, as deep and melancholy a sigh as one might hear in the most bittersweet Russian play.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Tech stocks are slumping — even as more than 300 S&P 500 constituents rose Thursday — and Treasurys are rallying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Treasury yields were slumping across the curve early Thursday as bonds headed for their biggest one-day rally in at least a year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Roberts had swapped Hernández and slumping Will Smith in the batting order, moving Hernández up to third and Smith down to fifth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Minnesota Vikings are also 5-0 after another defensive masterclass from Brian Flores' unit in their 23-13 win at the slumping New Orleans Saints.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

He looked across Tab’s still form at Taisin, and he noticed how young and vulnerable she looked today, with purple shadows beneath her eyes and her narrow shoulders slumping.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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