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Recent Examples of bearishness
Short sellers are easing off broad wagers against the software sector after a bruising winter slump, but positioning in several individual stocks suggests bearishness is still running rampant below the surface.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
And with the nation boasting the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio in the developed world by a wide margin, bearishness to JGBs is likely to persist.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
There was slightly less bearishness towards WTI (28th percentile), based on low stocks around the NYMEX delivery point at Cushing and potential for a squeeze.
—John Kemp, Reuters, 6 Aug. 2024
Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
And with the nation boasting the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio in the developed world by a wide margin, bearishness to JGBs is likely to persist.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
There was slightly less bearishness towards WTI (28th percentile), based on low stocks around the NYMEX delivery point at Cushing and potential for a squeeze.
—John Kemp, Reuters, 6 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearishness
Noun
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For example, studies show that the mechanisms for both optimism and pessimism lie in opposite parts of the brain, with the right hemisphere primarily driving pessimism and the left primarily driving optimism.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
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The pessimism exists for good reason, as Brazil’s journey to the World Cup was characterized by scandals off the pitch and underperformance on it.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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But there is plenty of skepticism about whether these will meaningfully boost economic growth.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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The productivity illusion Acemoglu’s skepticism about AI’s economic upside isn’t contrarianism — it’s grounded in a framework he’s applied to every major wave of automation for decades.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Disney is betting that this universal concern will drive audiences to the film.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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From Lowell to Los Angeles, there are coast to coast concerns about what these data centers can do to the environment.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Bearishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearishness. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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