unwind
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But the unexpected, undeniable centerpiece is their backyard’s strikingly lush, drought-tolerant native lawn that invites people and pets alike to unwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Whether or not this marks a turning point for the AI trade after it was swept up in a painful momentum unwind remains to be seen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The 33-year-old accountant has been training for three months to keep fit and unwind after work.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
OPEC’s closely watched monthly report comes after key OPEC+ producers agreed to raise output again in August, as the cartel continues to unwind production cuts introduced in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Gregor was trying to unwind that in his head when they landed next to the bats on the huge pillar of stone.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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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
But she warned that growth could weaken "as the temporary boost from stockpiling unwinds and the squeeze on households' real incomes from higher energy prices intensifies".
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
UBS upgrades local equities to attractive following a roughly 20% correction, saying it reflects “technical unwinds rather than a deterioration in fundamentals.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The tech stock unwinds in 1984, 2000, and 2022 all happened during Federal Reserve rate hiking cycles, Joshi notes.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
I smile, and the knot in my chest unwinds a little.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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Last week, Trump Media also unwound deals with Crypto.com to launch a prediction-market feature on Truth Social and create a stand-alone digital-asset treasury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
U.S. auto prices could see a 10% increase if the deal was unwound, estimates Hufbauer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The spring unwound in an uncontrolled manner, causing the wrench to be ejected and strike him.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
She twisted her whole body, from the hips to the waist to the shoulders, then unwound it like a spring, throwing her left foot around high and fast.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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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
But the latest unwinding follows an earlier step toward separation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
When the act was passed, the Vietnam War was unwinding, and Richard Nixon’s presidency was collapsing in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
During reproduction, the helices separate, assisted by a special unwinding protein, each synthesizing an identical copy of the other from nucleotide building blocks floating about nearby in the viscous liquid of the cell nucleus.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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