Etymology
Origin of inversely
Example Sentences
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Yields, which move inversely to bond prices, took another lurch higher Tuesday just as finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 leading economies were concluding two days of meetings in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The rise in yields, which move inversely to the bond price, come as fixed income investors face a number of challenges.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“But there’s also this other universe of stocks that, day in and day out, provide an element of portfolio diversification because they move inversely to the index.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Yields on short-term Treasury notes, which move inversely to prices, marked their sharpest one-day rise in three months, reaching their highest closing level since early last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
On the near side, the sea-wall makes an elbow crooked inversely, and its end too has a lighthouse.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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