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[bair] / bɛər /






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“They should not bear the consequences of management failures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Markets put a premium on promises,” he told an event in New York City on Wednesday, adding that bear markets “put a discount on reality.”

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Four decades ago, Donald Trump was a New York City developer at work on an apartment complex that would bear his name.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s been 91 days since then, so this is the quickest entry into a bear market since the height of the financial crisis of 2008, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“One hundred bear paces north of the Fernlight road sign, there’s a pond.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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