animal spirits
Example Sentences
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But if the war is wrapped up soon, Walsh sees animal spirits returning to boost both stock and bond markets.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
None of this means that the investment markets’ performance is always driven by animal spirits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
There is some space for green shoots to sprout now, or at least for the animal spirits of the economy to emerge from non-stop chaos.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
Hartnett also referenced the troubles in credit and private equity as examples of peak liquidity and animal spirits.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle’s good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
