Example Sentences

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“If bond volatility rises with rising back end rates, we would expect the first meaningful correction in equity prices since markets bottomed at the end of March.”

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The stock bottomed out and subsequently doubled after the loss was baked into predictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“The S&P 500 actually bottomed five trading days before oil’s peak, on March 30th, suggesting that equities were looking through a temporary supply disruption premium,” Colas said in the note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Analysts said the company’s earnings likely bottomed out last year amid weak demand, rising costs and restructuring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The first case I passed contained objects with hidden compartments in which inmates had stashed things—a false- bottomed Coke can, a hollow-heeled shoe, and a hollow-handled hairbrush.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover