lightened
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Hedge fund positioning has lightened considerably since its recent September peak, and JPMorgan strategists deduce from this that downside for stocks is now limited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“In the last four years, our attitude has lightened a little bit because we are looking at the scope of the problem,” Seago told Caroline Kitchener of the New York Times.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
So when state television announced, a day after kick-off in nearby Mexico, that it would broadcast 16 games from the opening stages, the national mood lightened.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
As the mood lightened towards the end of the meeting, she had a request of her own for her client.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Digging a square of dirt, then pitching it to the side, I hoped Miss Sadie’s mood had lightened.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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