animal spirits
Example Sentences
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Notice the break above a short term downtrend on the ratio chart against the S&P 500, which is another good sign of returning animal spirits.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
It’s on the supply-side, in a dearth of animal spirits and domestic competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 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
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
