unwound

Example Sentences

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But the deal had to be unwound within a decade with the falling fortunes of AOL, which used an inflated share price for the deal.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“Alternatively, the 36,000 ton inventory build should be unwound into an increasingly resilient 4Q26 price environment,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

While state laws govern how marriages are unwound, resolutions for unmarried couples often hinge on a court’s interpretation of case law, with varying outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Tony Rodriguez, head of fixed-income strategy at Nuveen, called this week’s action a “relief rally and a positioning rally,” with positioning around “some dire scenarios” around the Iran war and the oil shock being unwound.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

With a sharp knife, she cut the roll into paper-thin strips, unwound the strips and hung them on a rack made of slender dowel sticks, which stood before the kitchen stove.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith