unwinding

Example Sentences

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Even if a resolution is struck soon, unwinding the economic damage won’t happen overnight, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

A successful lawsuit would force the unwinding of the empire, and threaten the plan for Lee Jae-yong to take over.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

China’s National Development and Reform Commission—the authority that ordered the unwinding of the Manus acquisition—didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It would take the unwinding of quantitative easing as an external constraint on its policy, rather than as an instrument of its policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It was a strange unwinding sensation, one I had never felt before, or maybe one I never recognized until that moment.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken