bounce back
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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The group’s trading unit sank to a quarterly loss, but it should bounce back over the rest of the year, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The stocks that managers have aggressively dumped could bounce back soon because, in Golub’s decades of experience, “positioning data is mean-reverting,” he writes.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Rosanna Maietta, president and chief executive of the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. however, has said relief from higher labor costs is much-needed in an industry that has struggled to bounce back from pandemic shutdowns.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"Our findings reveal that aging in blood stem cells is not an irreversible fate. Old blood stem cells have the capacity to revert to a youthful state; they can bounce back," said Dr. Ghaffari.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
And when any one man tries to tip the scales too far, they always bounce back.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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