bear market

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Recent Examples of bear market Consider a Roth Conversion While Markets Are Down A bear market can create a counterintuitive opportunity. Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2026 The Jakarta Composite Index tumbled more than 5%, putting the stock benchmark on track to enter a bear market. Prima Wirayani, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026 Since 1966, the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, while the average bull market has endured for nearly six years. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 The index plunged 12% Wednesday after dropping 7.24% Tuesday, putting it on the precipice of a technical bear market. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bear market
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bull market
Noun
  • Now, more than 40 years — and a huge bull market — later, those accounts have swelled into significant dollars.
    Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Semiconductors have also been one of this bull market’s leaders, so outperformance in the space should bode well for equities in general.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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