ups and downs
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Any musical outfit that’s been around 40 years will have had its ups and downs, pauses and restarts, shake-ups and breakups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nine out of 10 of the most popular stocks for hedge funds are megacap tech companies and the ups and downs of the AI sector still drive their performance, their leverage and their positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
While the rappers’ 2017 project “No Pressure” is more street anthem-driven, their second effort highlights the ups and downs of relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Through years of typical relationship ups and downs, our attraction to each other has hardly wavered.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
She didn’t join the others training at Engels until February 1942, which meant she didn’t get to share the ups and downs of becoming soldiers or making friends during the first few months there.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
