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cyclical

[sahy-kli-kuhl, sik-li-] / ˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ- /


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Hartnett suspects the oversold and the overbought may start to reverse respective directions if his hunch is correct that there’s a cyclical upswing in the U.S. economy looming.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

As a result of the AI boom, “it’s arguable that memory chips in particular are no longer cyclical and becoming a long-term growth industry instead,” Yardeni said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Soft demand might be extended but it is merely cyclical, he believes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

This is damping the near-term cyclical backdrop for Chinese tech companies, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

But his view of history is fundamentally cyclical: the gains of one age can all too easily be lost by the next.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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