troughs

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If the war is mercifully short and risk appetite troughs in March, as Hartnett and team expect, then the bid for what he refers to as the inflation boom beneficiaries should reassert itself.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

In this analogy, troughs are associated with lower pressure and cooler, wetter weather, while ridges are linked to higher pressure and warmer, drier conditions — helping explain why cold snaps and warm spells often alternate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Some rest over deep troughs or underwater mountains, while others lie across broad, flat plains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

But its shape, though haunting, is also oddly inviting, bringing to mind stone troughs and thirsty animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

They run back and forth, filling troughs, tossing hay, and hauling away dung.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen