backdrop
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That backdrop should support the rotation in stocks that’s been evident in the past few sessions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Against this backdrop, he said, “a further headwind in the form of higher interest rates to exacerbate the Iran war damage” is the last thing the eurozone needs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“With the improving fundamental and macroeconomic backdrop, a correction in the crowded momentum areas could restart the broadening trade,” he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A tourist from Kazakhstan filmed an Instagram video of herself dancing with the church as a backdrop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Harry’s gaze wandered to the portrait that sometimes contained Phineas Nigellus Black, Sirius’s great-great-grandfather, but it was empty, showing nothing but a stretch of muddy backdrop.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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