cycle

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If a default cycle kicks off, “bank lending is likely to emerge as more than an offset to the slowdown in private credit,” they write, adding that easing banking regulations will incentivize increased lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Everyone knows we’re near the bottom of this cycle, and it’s always good to buy near the bottom,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There is nothing innate to human psychology or inherent in modern economies that indicates recessions are part of an inevitable business cycle, he writes in his new book, Recession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Humans are not part of the anisakid life cycle.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“The cycle of life is expensive,” my mom said, staring at the bill.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate