bear market

Example Sentences

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If people get hosed by, say, a bear market in stocks, taxpayers will end up on the hook supporting them anyway.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“The vibes are very good. The energy is pretty high. If this is a bear market, I’ll take it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

What followed was a brutal bear market that erased roughly 80% of the index’s market capitalization over the next two-and-a-half years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Bitcoin has been trying to claw its way out of a bear market, but trading data suggest investors aren’t rushing in to help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

He was a bull in a bear market; and the more he lost the more he thought the inevitable "rally" in prices was due.

From The Tipster 1901, From "Wall Street Stories" by Lefevre, Edwin