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unhedged
Derived word form of hedge

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As the airline hedges only at the crude-price level, most of the fuel-price increase is effectively unhedged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The carrier said it has 70% of summer jet fuel hedged, warning of volatility for its unhedged position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He has consistently argued that asset allocations should include a 5% weighting in gold bullion and a 10% weighting in unhedged gold-mining stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

Treasurys because they can diversify against the yen, which is the weakest of the G-10 currencies on an unhedged basis, according to Chandler.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Any adversary who is unscrupulous enough to give the least charitable reading to an unhedged statement will find an opening to attack the writer in a thicket of hedged ones anyway.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker