sharper
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That bullish positioning leaves the market vulnerable to a much sharper pullback than we have seen so far, especially if any further bad news comes along to spark renewed fears.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
US tariffs pose a modestly negative risk to Canada's overall economy, but analysts note that they have a sharper impact on Central Canada's manufacturing sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Taylor was sharper throughout, repeatedly beating the Frenchwoman to the punch before finishing with one final burst of combinations as the crowd rose to its feet.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“These pressures, while generating earnings volatility, should help limit the scale of softening compared to that in previous cycles, as we believe a material unexpected loss event could trigger sharper repricing,” Fitch adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Climbing was like life itself, only it was cast in much sharper relief, and nothing had ever hooked Beck to such a degree.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Among the marks and sharpers — and sometimes one person is both — there are heroes and villains.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
The German bar steward, forced to retire on a meagre pension after 44 years, card sharpers, suckers, autograph hunters, pompous people all make copy for him.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the home there are sometimes sharpers; never at a reputable club.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the shares reached a peak, a new group of sharpers moved in, said Lefkowitz.
From Time Magazine Archive
Along with high intellectual powers in certain directions, he had a simplicity of nature charming in itself, but often calculated to render him the easy prey of sharpers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
