streak
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A MarketWatch analysis of FactSet data showed the VIX hasn’t been this low amid a three-day losing streak for U.S. stocks since December.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week down 0.6% on Friday, snapping a two-week winning streak.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Annabelle Shaw is hockey-obsessed and on a winning streak, scoring eight goals this season for her team, the Panthers.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tencent Holdings’ 700 -1.95%decrease; down pointing triangle double-digit earnings growth streak since 2023 ended in the second quarter amid heavier investments in artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Seconds later, Guardians in white and gold streak after him in the sky.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The brighter streaks that hug the crater's rim were fresh material excavated from deeper underground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tiny particles of comet material enter the atmosphere at tremendous speed, heat up, and produce bright streaks across the sky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The tiny particles - roughly the size of a grain of sand - vaporise, creating visible streaks of light.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
That kept alive a couple of streaks: Brazil has made it to the round of 16 in every World Cup since 1966, while Japan has yet to win an elimination game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The night had barely ended; the first streaks of dawn rose above the glade.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Sweaty, exhausted and streaked in grass stains, the families gathered in the common room for the deciding match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Trump stood to attention as the "Star Spangled Banner" played and even attempted a greeting in Turkish -- before Turkish fighter jets streaked overhead trailing red, white and blue smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The top shatters just slightly under a knife, giving way to a plush, chocolate-saturated center streaked with melted pockets.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Choking, his face streaked with dirt and sweat, he clambered out of the ditch and ran blindly forward.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
But Nix rolled right, and threw across his body to an uncovered Sutton streaking down the field for a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2025
Recognizing the female by her great size, I stop running to admire the silver gray body streaking through the sky.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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