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[swoon] / swun /


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Investors aren’t bracing for some shocking development that would cause a market swoon, but they’re unusually concerned about some specific stocks and sectors, according to Citadel Securities strategist Scott Rubner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The besotted “Dive” would make anyone swoon into whatever arms will have them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

But investors may have found a way through the swoon that gripped stocks earlier this month.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

There was a collective swoon when news came through on Thursday that McTominay, the totem, had an iffy tummy, but he's good now.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

I quickly grab him and pull him back from the ledge before he can swoon off the cliff, and I hold him tight.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

However, with strong earnings providing fundamental support, those swoons are likely to be the exception rather than the norm.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

When fear is rising, traders are typically more likely to pay up for options to protect their portfolios, meaning the VIX tends to spike when the market swoons.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Everybody swoons when they put four and five on weaker teams.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

“Mommy, you are the best cook in the world,” she swoons, kissing up to my wife.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2024

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they rethought the whole show once America swoons over Cha-Cha the chow chow.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

Some traders have said the drop in bitcoin may be forcing some other selling in the traditional markets, which swooned this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.

From Barron's Nov. 13, 2025

Fans of "Girls Gone Bible" swooned in the comments on YouTube over Halili and Reitsma's professions of Christian humility.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

As they bounced to a fevered version of Dog Days Are Over, and swooned to the gothic romance of Between Two Lungs, it was clear why Florence still inspires such devotion.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

He lay there motionless, for so long a time that Gimli wondered if he had swooned or fallen asleep again.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

The crowd at the Indio festival, for instance, went wild for the puppets swooning to Ben Platt’s cover of Addison Rae’s hit tune “Diet Pepsi.”

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Far from swooning as she is clearly expected to do, Bessette banters tartly and refuses to give him her number.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

Eilish has continued to explore new styles on her subsequent releases—pulling off swooning retro ballads on Happier Than Ever and gesturing toward dance music on Hit Me Hard and Soft.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

Zoe and Bianca drew their bows, but Bianca was having trouble because Grover kept swooning and leaning against her.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan




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