backdrop
Example Sentences
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It’s been a “shoot first, as questions later” backdrop for stocks, said Eric Stein, chief investment officer at Voya Investment Management.
From MarketWatch
The outlook reflects a continued cautious view on the economic backdrop as well as the short-term effect of recent adverse weather events, the company said.
However, it will be remembered with affection by the thousands of extras, like myself, who turned out to watch Scotland become the backdrop for one of the finest actors of his generation.
From BBC
Storey says that the result reaffirms Judo’s investment case as a high-growth challenger bank in a single product segment, operating against the backdrop of a low-growth concentrated banking sector.
“Unless speculative sentiment re-emerges decisively, this backdrop is likely to keep price action contained within relatively narrow ranges over the near term.”
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