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returns

  • plural
    of return.
    return
    verb (used without object)
    to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
  • present tense form
    of return (3rd person singular).
    return
    verb (used without object)
    to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;

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I have scattergrams — charts showing no reliable pattern — of every major valuation metric against one-year forward returns, and the dots are all over the map.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

He returns with another nomination, this time for Tate McRae’s MTV VMAs performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

But the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are weighted by market value, and outsize gains from a handful of superstar companies continue to drive returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Simon Belsham, Hargreaves Lansdown's chief client officer, says doing nothing might be easy but "often leads to poor returns".

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

He returns with an open wooden box, like a rectangular bucket, and it’s got a bunch of old tools in it.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz