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Bond markets have the leaders of Europe’s biggest economies running scared.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Undocumented immigrants and their allies are running scared.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

And with a 20-year Treasury bond auction also due later in the day, bond markets are back running scared.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

It’s important to note that tax-loss selling should not be an excuse for giving into your nerves about the market; it’s about repositioning a portfolio and minimizing taxes, not about running scared.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Mama came running, scared half out of her wits.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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