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unwind

[uhn-wahynd] / ʌnˈwaɪnd /




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The swift unwind of Situational shows how quickly information can spread across Wall Street when a trader is in trouble—and how fast it can lead to an avalanche of selling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

There’s a cold shower to unwind, dinner of more protein and vegetables, and he eventually retires for the night at 10 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The California African American Museum in Exposition Park will offer a wellness combo on Sunday, Aug. 9: that is, a 60-minute yoga session followed by a 60-minute sound bath to unwind after flowing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The 33-year-old accountant has been training for three months to keep fit and unwind after work.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Finally she sat on the bed to unwind her hair.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Ultimately, when a risk event occurs, dispersion unwinds and correlations between stocks and the index rise rapidly.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 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

The tech stock unwinds in 1984, 2000, and 2022 all happened during Federal Reserve rate hiking cycles, Joshi notes.

From MarketWatch Jan. 9, 2026

Out in the gardens, the daylight unwinds from the trees and still von Rumpel waits.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The boom results were posted despite South Korean stocks suffering a sharp sell-off on Wednesday as nervous traders unwound AI-driven bets, fretting whether lofty profit forecasts are realistic.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 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

The economist expects further weakness in gold prices as speculative excess is unwound and equity markets soften, noting that gold’s current correlation with the benchmark S&P 500 index is the highest in around 14 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The spring unwound in an uncontrolled manner, causing the wrench to be ejected and strike him.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

I unwound that ribbon just enough so the first note with the statement Minerva and Sina had drafted slipped out.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

In the United States, the unwinding of the Manus deal may be a temporary setback for Meta, which is racing to strengthen its position in AI.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 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

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

The Seine’s loops shone like a great unwinding spool of silver mesh off the port wingtip.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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