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hedging

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  1. The practice by which a business or investor limits risk by taking positions that tend to offset each other. For example, a business stands to lose money if the price of a commodity it holds declines, but it can offset this risk by agreeing to sell a specified amount of the commodity at a set price at some point in the future.

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Hedge funds, which are investment funds usually open only to the very wealthy, grew in the 1990s. The near failure of one such fund in 1998, Long-Term Capital Management, sent shock waves through Wall Street.

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An analyst cites its limited Europe exposure and no fuel hedging.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“The pricing in the market indicates there’s some hedging still required, or a desire to see how this plays out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Air India, which SIA holds a stake in, is also expected to post wider losses amid limited fuel hedging and significant cuts to the Middle East routes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Pakistan has realized that hedging is the best way to go about in regional diplomacy," said Siddiqi.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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