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What explains the sell-off in gold then, at a time when its safe-haven allure and inflation-fighting credentials should have been attracting buyers in theory?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Videos posted online show that Stoptime's street concerts have been attracting quite a crowd, with dozens of mainly young people singing along and dancing to the music.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Other toy companies also have been attracting adult buyers, offering them ways to customize their toys.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

U.S. government bond yields, which have been attracting investors to the dollar, fell overnight and upbeat sentiment in equities lifted stockmarkets.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2023

He thinks they have been attracting too much attention, yet finds himself forced to attend to what he professes to despise.

From Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) by Anonymous