bull market
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bull market
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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“That’s a lot of what’s holding us up,” she said of the bull market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026
The U.S. is three years into this latest bull market, and there’s no guarantee that it will continue unabated.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Recent activity could be taken as a sign that “this bull market has transitioned into its explosive later stages, where price and volatility climb together rather than apart,” he writes on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Artificial intelligence has been the engine of the bull market, and SpaceX is a potential test of how strong investor appetite remains for everything cutting edge.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
I don't want to be in the position of keeping a monkey locked up with the idea of waiting until somebody starts a bull market in monkeys.
From Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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