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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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And rising U.S. stock prices during the AI boom have given U.S.-listed companies extraordinary weight in global indexes, threatening broad global erosion of wealth in the event of a U.S. tech-focused bust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

A price of 50 cents on a “yes” contract means that the people doing the betting collectively believe the event has a 50 percent chance of happening.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Future US Open champion Dominic Thiem also won the event in 2003.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Ultimately, when a risk event occurs, dispersion unwinds and correlations between stocks and the index rise rapidly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The discovery of the São José was an extraordinarily important event, not only for its discovery itself but for what it means to the world.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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