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unwind

[uhn-wahynd] / ʌnˈwaɪnd /




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Tuchel also spoke about how he likes to try to unwind during what has been a long summer camp.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“Saudi Arabia has cut its August official selling prices, OPEC+ continues to unwind production cuts, Gulf exports are recovering, and the physical market remains well supplied,” said Soojin Kim from MUFG.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Now that you’re caught up, it’s time to unwind.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Yet even if the conditions for another carry-trade unwind are falling into place, there’s reason to think the fallout may be more contained than the market’s shock experience in 2024, according to analysts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

As soon as I saw it, I felt a ball of shredded nerves unwind and whip around my stomach.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

For instance, there would need to be a larger, more fundamental shift for the yen to begin strengthening in a way that fully unwinds the carry trade.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Occasionally when he returns from work bone tired, Cintrón unwinds in his room for 10 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 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

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

El unwinds the towel from her waist and rushes off to the pool.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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

Some observers, such as Nomura’s cross-asset strategist Charlie McElligott, think confirmation of a deal may trigger a sell-the-news pullback for stocks as already over-exuberant positions are unwound.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

The path unwound; perhaps it was taking them somewhere, willfully, since neither of them could step off it and go knowingly into the annihilation of whiteness that was the grass on either side.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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

At the time, Greenspan told MarketWatch that the biggest challenge facing the central bank was unwinding its enormous postcrisis balance sheet while causing minimal collateral damage to financial markets.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Gold’s decline stems from surging inflation, a tech stock rally, and the unwinding of the “debasement trade” by investors.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

China is tightening scrutiny of outbound capital flows after forcing the unwinding of the Meta-Manus deal, as authorities seek to safeguard the economy amid heightened technology rivalry with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The party was crowded, mostly candlelit, the talk unfiltered, unwinding all over the single large room.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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