slumping

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This is at least the fourth time the pattern of slumping oil and rebounding stocks has repeated during the conflict and Iran might feel time is on its side.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Colm Hogan’s cinematography has handsome, rich shadows. but what’s best about it — and the pace of Brian Philip Davis’ editing — is they reward close attention without slumping into those interminable, inevitable jump scares.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

At the time, Meta was facing a slumping digital-ads market and a falling stock price and cut 11,000 roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Memory stocks Sandisk and Micron Technology added to the previous session’s losses, slumping 11% and 7%, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They sat in the back, slumping, and went home each day carrying the prop of a notebook.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides