dial

Example Sentences

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However, the market’s more attractive valuations lately have hinged on Wall Street’s unwillingness to dial back earnings expectations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

They want to impose compulsory physical attendance and voting, doing away with the current "hybrid" arrangement dating from the pandemic which lets members dial in remotely.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He says that retirement fund managers will start small, and dial allocations to private assets up or down, over the next five to 15 years.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Expectations of a longer-lasting increase in energy prices prompted investors this week to dial back expectations around Fed cuts this year, and longer-term interest rates rose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I’d only ever used the Internet at Randy’s, for work, but after Tyler hung up I turned on our computer and waited for the modem to dial.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover