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unwind

[uhn-wahynd] / ʌnˈwaɪnd /




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Trying to unwind the carbonized rolls frequently reduced them to piles of ash, eventually prompting Italian authorities to stop the practice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

They added that fears around a Japanese-driven carry trade unwind are overblown.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

When I want to unwind I like to make: oxtail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

It said it would unwind its remaining stock of bonds at an annual average pace of 46 billion pounds, equivalent to $61.5 billion, by the end of 2034.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He stopped by there most nights after work to unwind.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Wendy Finerman unwinds by baking late at night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Once the company is floated, the SPV mechanically unwinds its position in the market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

When the trade unwinds, it will entail the opposite of what’s been happening — the selling of individual-stock volatility and the buying of index volatility, and a likely sharp rise in correlations.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

While some F1 stars like Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc choose to race online in their spare time, Häkkinen unwinds by riding horses.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Every portion of itself unravels, unwinds, undoes, and re-forms into something else.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Yields began to climb anew in the summer of 2023, as traders unwound recession bets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“There is very little crowding risk embedded in the current sector leadership, and little dry powder being unwound against it,” they say.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

South Korean stocks suffered one of their steepest plunges on Wednesday, with the blood-letting that has battered chip firms over the past month deepening as nervous investors unwound their bets on the AI boom.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Department of Justice argued that immigrant kids could still sue over poor conditions if the Flores settlement is unwound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

He’s completely unwound now, went from high gear to no gear the moment he covered the lens.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Any unwinding of the trade could spell trouble for AI and technology stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

It’s the latest sign that “financial repression” is unwinding, and not a moment too soon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

A September increase would complete the unwinding of the second of the three production-cut packages introduced by OPEC+.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Some members of the group known as OPEC+ have been gradually unwinding voluntary production cuts of 1.65 million barrels that were announced in April 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

This morning the mountain was dusted with snow, and the blue-gray clouds were unwinding from the peaks.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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