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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

“However, high oil prices could quickly unwind if there is a deal between the U.S. and Iran. This could also cause a recovery in bonds and a drop in yields.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

But the central bank also warned that flightier investors such as hedge funds could amplify market stress in times of crisis, especially if they ditch bonds rapidly to unwind big bets made with borrowed money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Before I could unwind myself from the gate post, Daisy turned loose of my arm, stepped back, and said, “Phew! What’s that I smell?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

While chip stocks were bouncing on Tuesday and software stocks were ceding some ground, neither move unwinds the extent of Monday’s performance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Today’s settlement unwinds an agreement under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to stop competing and hand off all its customers to Zillow,” said Daniel Guarnera, who helms the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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

The rest of the afternoon unwinds in slow motion.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

Before the conflict, markets were pricing in interest-rate cuts, which have since unwound, but they said the Fed could turn more dovish on signs of inflation clearly moving lower in the months ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 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 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

The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 63.52 points, or 0.24% to 26861.06, unwinding declines from earlier in the week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A month ago, however, uppermost among Tyler’s concerns were widening credit spreads, Fed uncertainty, heavy positioning, seasonality concerns and a worry about the AI momentum trade unwinding.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Oil prices declined, partially unwinding their sharp rise from earlier in the week, on unconfirmed reports that U.S. and Iranian negotiators were working on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Both Washington and Caracas officials privately say that unwinding the sanctions and encouraging businesses to return has proven difficult, thus delaying economic recovery and making it harder for Maduro’s successor, Delcy Rodríguez, to maintain stability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

With that, carefully unwinding, the men got into their pickups, started their engines, and slowly pulled away from the corral.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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