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shakeout

[sheyk-out] / ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt /




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National-security threats combine with fears of a looming AI financial shakeout.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

For workers like Tinner, it has been a rough realization that the Silicon Valley shakeout is stretching into another year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“Without central banks as structural dip buyers as in gold, we are still a bit apprehensive of a potentially deeper shakeout in silver vis-à-vis gold in the near-term,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Investors essentially take refuge in another sector while the industry where they’ve been investing undergoes a shakeout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The proportion of unprofitable companies within the Russell 2000 index has climbed back to levels last seen during the post–financial-crisis shakeout.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025




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