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In the wake of the Ne Zha 2 phenomenon, much of China’s filmmaking community is now asking the same question: Can one monster hit reignite a country’s passion for moviegoing and restore animal spirits to the country’s once-booming film sector?
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Last month’s discussion of awakening animal spirits and multiple analysts racing to readjust their 2025 S & P 500 targets served as a warning, as the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) crashed under 15.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Economically, my our sense is that the end of the troubled Scholz led coalition could trigger an ‘animal spirits’ rebound in the economy.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Other factors are at play: There was no productivity surge in Canada, business investment is stagnant, and the country is not benefiting from the animal spirits behind the AI boom.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Last month’s discussion of awakening animal spirits and multiple analysts racing to readjust their 2025 S & P 500 targets served as a warning, as the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) crashed under 15.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Economically, my our sense is that the end of the troubled Scholz led coalition could trigger an ‘animal spirits’ rebound in the economy.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Other factors are at play: There was no productivity surge in Canada, business investment is stagnant, and the country is not benefiting from the animal spirits behind the AI boom.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal spirits
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“Animal spirits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20spirits. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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