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Recent Examples of bear market
As long as those yields remain contained, the combined force of monetary accommodation, a resilient market tape, and historic fiscal largesse leaves little fundamental risk for a bear market.
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Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
One of the greatest real-life examples of this came on April 7 as news stories swept the country that there would be a 90-day retreat from tariffs after the markets opened entering bear market territory.
—Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Further, tech tends to get hit hard during bear markets, despite it including the biggest firms and their ironclad, fortress-like balance sheets.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
For now, stocks are not experiencing a repeat of April’s meltdown, when the S&P 500 crashed nearly 20% from its prior high to flirt with a bear market.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
One of the greatest real-life examples of this came on April 7 as news stories swept the country that there would be a 90-day retreat from tariffs after the markets opened entering bear market territory.
—Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Further, tech tends to get hit hard during bear markets, despite it including the biggest firms and their ironclad, fortress-like balance sheets.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
For now, stocks are not experiencing a repeat of April’s meltdown, when the S&P 500 crashed nearly 20% from its prior high to flirt with a bear market.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear market
bull market
Noun
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Gold does not generate income, and its performance may lag in fervent bull markets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The stock is easily a key reason for the bull market, after rallying more than 36% this year, surging more than 170% in 2024, and soaring more than 200% in 2023.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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