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[swoon] / swun /


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But investors may have found a way through the swoon that gripped stocks earlier this month.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

A summer swoon for tech stocks may be taking hold, as another bumpy ride looms Tuesday after South Korea’s red-hot stock market slumped 10%.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

There was a collective swoon when news came through on Thursday that McTominay, the totem, had an iffy tummy, but he's good now.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Volatile stocks, known as “high beta” in finance jargon, have been the only game in town since last April’s “Liberation Day” swoon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

We see a tall person and we swoon.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

However, with strong earnings providing fundamental support, those swoons are likely to be the exception rather than the norm.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

However, Xi is far less beholden to market swoons, even though the Chinese economy faces a precarious outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

Everybody swoons when they put four and five on weaker teams.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

“When I saw them, I was a goner,” he swoons.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2023

Fortunately the man swoons and Kropp is able to help us.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.

From Barron's Nov. 13, 2025

The company’s shares have swooned since the Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

Jason then joked that maybe he should leave, and give them some privacy, as Swift swooned.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2025

Fans of "Girls Gone Bible" swooned in the comments on YouTube over Halili and Reitsma's professions of Christian humility.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

The girls swooned as Petra swept Sinjin up into her arms.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

They love complaining about the characters they hate and swooning over the characters they adore.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

By Monday morning, with global markets swooning, he said the Iranians were engaging in "constructive" talks with the US.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2026

When Bowie briefly takes Connelly’s hand for the briefest one-two-three, one-two-three, imagining millions of hearts swooning in concert isn’t hard to do.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

Listen to Blade Bird: The album's swooning climax, based on a Basque poem about the tension between love and possession.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

“And you used the RealNotes five-color assorted page dividers, Tuff-Enuff limited edition,” Maddie said faintly, swooning as she ran her hand over them.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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