mark down
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From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Other signs of stress have cropped up as some private-credit funds mark down the value of their loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Those cars aren’t coming, and if they do arrive, investors should mark down the stocks of the companies trying to sell them.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
Both jobs numbers and inflation figures have softened somewhat since the Fed's June meeting, prompting investors and some economists to mark down the chances of another rate increase this year.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
“I know my flannel skirt has a dirty mark down the front, but I’ve never walked bare-foot with a stocking round my head.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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