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swoon

[swoon] / swun /


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Some spot Franklin and Nigel and smile and swoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

And even though levels of leverage in certain corners of the market have ebbed from their peak levels seen shortly before July’s artificial-intelligence swoon, risks remain.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

Investors have brushed past the Iran war and a summer tech-stock swoon to keep pushing the stock market higher, but something has to give, and it probably will this autumn.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Their financial advisers are pushing products that purport to offer better returns than money-market funds, after taxes, but limit the chance a market swoon will ruin their long-awaited retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Through the mist before his eyes he was aware dimly of Frodo’s face, and stubbornly he fought to master himself and to drag himself out of the swoon that was upon him.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

However, with strong earnings providing fundamental support, those swoons are likely to be the exception rather than the norm.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

For example, it often swoons months before economists predict recessions and then rallies before they give the all-clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Everybody swoons when they put four and five on weaker teams.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

As “Lara’s Theme” swoons to its wistful finale, I remember the last year and a half of Mami’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

Fortunately the man swoons and Kropp is able to help us.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Within about 10 days the S&P 500 had shed nearly 14% as stocks swooned following the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement at the start of April.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Some traders have said the drop in bitcoin may be forcing some other selling in the traditional markets, which swooned this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

I’m not trying to rain on the parade of the millions of mini-Elphabas out there who swooned to see Cynthia Erivo sing about the difficulties of being green.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

He lay there motionless, for so long a time that Gimli wondered if he had swooned or fallen asleep again.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

The boxing world is swooning over Moses Itauma.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

By Monday morning, with global markets swooning, he said the Iranians were engaging in "constructive" talks with the US.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

It’s been the favorite since sending critics and film fans swooning upon release in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

Far from swooning as she is clearly expected to do, Bessette banters tartly and refuses to give him her number.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

His girls were playful, wistful, always dancing across the house, jumping from bed to bed, singing with feigned vibrato, swooning.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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