unwind
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Convert before the full RMD is out and the amount that should have been RMD becomes an excess contribution to the Roth, which is an unpleasant thing to unwind.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The California African American Museum in Exposition Park will offer a wellness combo on Sunday, Aug. 9: that is, a 60-minute yoga session followed by a 60-minute sound bath to unwind after flowing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Whether or not this marks a turning point for the AI trade after it was swept up in a painful momentum unwind remains to be seen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The 33-year-old accountant has been training for three months to keep fit and unwind after work.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Maybe a kitchen detour was just what we needed to unwind after the insane adventures we’d just been on.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Occasionally when he returns from work bone tired, Cintrón unwinds in his room for 10 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
When the trade unwinds, it will entail the opposite of what’s been happening — the selling of individual-stock volatility and the buying of index volatility, and a likely sharp rise in correlations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
A senior administration official Sunday detailed a three-part framework in which Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and disposes of its enriched uranium while the U.S. unwinds its blockade in Iranian ports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
While some F1 stars like Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc choose to race online in their spare time, Häkkinen unwinds by riding horses.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Ray unwinds the hose from the side of the house and aims the nozzle at the door, and I turn the water on.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Before the conflict, markets were pricing in interest-rate cuts, which have since unwound, but they said the Fed could turn more dovish on signs of inflation clearly moving lower in the months ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The boom results were posted despite South Korean stocks suffering a sharp sell-off on Wednesday as nervous traders unwound AI-driven bets, fretting whether lofty profit forecasts are realistic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Department of Justice argued that immigrant kids could still sue over poor conditions if the Flores settlement is unwound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“That’s a somewhat terrifying figure to contend with should it need to be unwound in a short period of time,” Alexander Altmann, global head of equities tactical strategies at Barclays, told clients on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
A dead man's groan unwound itself from deep inside me.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Some investors remain cautious as the unwinding of pricing in Asia begins, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the act was passed, the Vietnam War was unwinding, and Richard Nixon’s presidency was collapsing in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
But the latest unwinding follows an earlier step toward separation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
At the time, Greenspan told MarketWatch that the biggest challenge facing the central bank was unwinding its enormous postcrisis balance sheet while causing minimal collateral damage to financial markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Worse, the swelling affects everything but your head, so you’re forced to watch the whole tragedy unwinding right in front of your eyes!”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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