trough
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That’s still about 7 million to 8 million barrels a day below pre-war levels, but 5 million to 6 million barrels a day above a March trough, Goldman Sachs said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
That moisture is being pulled northward by an upper-level trough — a low-pressure area in the atmosphere — and the resulting instability may produce thunderstorms and showers, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The index lost 40 percent between hitting its last high and its recent trough.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty," says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Cautiously Templeton pulled himself up over the edge of the trough.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
The peaks and troughs under Clarke were quite something.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Horses and livestock need their troughs filled daily, forecasters said, as consumption can double in the heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
That lower high, coupled with the fresh low hit last week, extends the pattern of lower peaks and lower troughs that many chart watchers say defines a downtrend.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
What the pair found was a desert highway that rolls up and down, like an asphalt serpent, with deadly blind peaks and treacherous hidden troughs.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The cog went up and down, bucking more wildly than any horse he’d ever ridden, lifting with each wave before sliding down into the troughs between, jarring him to the bones.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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