backdrop
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“The current backdrop of very tight corporate bond spreads is not all that abnormal in the context of the higher level of yields,” says Nathaniel Rosenbaum, head of U.S. high-grade credit strategy at JPMorgan Chase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Against this backdrop, we continue to favor assets that participate in nominal GDP growth,” McVey said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The discoveries have caused widespread alarm in Ekurhuleni, particularly around Kempton Park, and come against the backdrop of longstanding concern about high levels of violence against women in South Africa.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Against that backdrop, the central bank remains cautious on inflation pressures broadening beyond just energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He clearly didn’t want to talk about it, and I didn’t want to be the Titanic, so I nodded and walked up to the backdrop.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
The London gathering is taking place against one of the most bullish market backdrops in years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In the posts that followed, Modi's team appeared to respond to some of that criticism, experimenting with different camera angles, backdrops and lighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Along the walls hang two replicas of backdrops his legendary father, Bob Marley, used on tour in the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
That difference shows up clearly when comparing the pre-inflation backdrops.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Not only her eyes and all her senses but also inanimate things seemed to exist because of him, backdrops to his presence.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
“It’s the corner of the business with momentum tailwinds, backdropped by AI’s insatiable appetite for energy.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
In the video, she stood on the course, backdropped by a boulder and dense fog, and said the ski area needed three things to happen for the race to be run as planned.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
By the time about 20 minutes later when the sound managed to grow a notch more, it backdropped the clinching of Morocco’s cherished 2-0 win over favored Belgium, FIFA’s second-ranked team.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2022
Phil Manzanera, the 71-year-old guitarist for art-rock pioneers Roxy Music, is leaning into a computer camera backdropped by a nondescript hotel room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
Jam looked at her reflection, backdropped by the creature, then wiped her hands over her face.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
Frank tapped L.A. painter Jessalyn Brooks to paint a colorful mural on the cinderblock wall backdropping the pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2024
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