pullback

Example Sentences

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The Philippine central bank is widely expected to deliver a rate hike on Thursday as inflation remains uncomfortably strong despite a pullback in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The “outsized pullback in shares” from those worries make for “a more interesting setup emerging as once-lofty optical premiums begin to look more palatable to investors,” Chatterjee said in his Thursday note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The selloff in the tech sector that has heightened investor anxiety over the past week graduated to a new phase on Wednesday: The pullback is over, and it’s now officially a correction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The mere fact that markets returned to their AI fixation on Monday suggests last week’s talk of a near-term pullback seems premature.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I've had a hard pullback, but all is not lost.

From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Alger, Horatio